title of honorary conductor. In October 2016, Thierry Fischer first guest-conducted OSESP. In June 2019, OSESP announced the appointment of Fischer as its next music director, effective in 2020, with an initial contract through 2024. The orchestra has made commercial recordings for such labels as Biscoito Fino, BIS, and Naxos. These albums include symphonies of Camargo Guarnieri, Francisco Braga's opera Jupyra, works by Francisco Mignone and Cláudio Santoro, and Heitor Villa-Lobos's complete symphonies, Bachianas Brasileiras and Chôros. With Alsop, OSESP has recorded commercially music of Prokofiev. Principal conductors João de Sousa Lima (1954–1964) Bruno Roccela (1964–1972) Eleazar de Carvalho (1972–1996) John Neschling (1997–2009) Yan Pascal Tortelier (2009–2011) Marin Alsop (2012–2019) Thierry Fischer (2020–present) References External links Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo official website Musical groups established in 1954 Brazilian orchestras Musical groups from São Paulo (state)