1 8 ▁season , ▁Jur aj ▁Val č u ha ▁became ▁principal ▁guest ▁conduct or ▁of ▁the ▁or chestra , ▁following ▁his ▁initial ▁guest - con duct ing ▁appearance ▁with ▁the ▁or chestra ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 - 2 0 1 5 ▁season , ▁and ▁his ▁subsequent ▁return ▁guest - con duct ing ▁eng agement ▁ 2 ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁Princi pal ▁conduct ors ▁ ▁Hermann ▁H ilde brand t ▁( 1 9 5 2 – 1 9 5 9 ) ▁ ▁Kurt ▁S ander ling ▁( 1 9 6 0 – 1 9 7 7 ) ▁ ▁Gün ther ▁Her big ▁( 1 9 7 7 – 1 9 8 3 ) ▁ ▁Cla us ▁Peter ▁Flor ▁( 1 9 8 4 – 1 9 9 1 ) ▁ ▁Michael ▁Sch ø n wand t ▁( 1 9 9 2 – 1 9 9 8 ) ▁ ▁El ia hu ▁In bal ▁( 2 0 0 1 – 2 0 0 6 ) ▁ ▁L oth ar ▁Zag rose k ▁( 2 0 0 6 – 2 0 1 1 ) ▁ ▁I ván ▁Fischer ▁( 2 0 1 2 – 2 0 1 8 ) ▁ ▁Christoph ▁E schen bach ▁( 2 0 1 9 – present ) ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Music ▁in ▁Berlin ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁website ▁of ▁the ▁Kon zer th aus or chester ▁Berlin ▁▁ ▁Category : Mus ical ▁groups ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁Category :