Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (in {{ll|German}}: Wiener Philharmoniker) is the best known orchestra in Austria and one of the best ensembles in the world.

Conductors

Principal Conductors

• Otto Nicolai (1842–1848)
• Carl Eckert (1854–1857)
• Otto Dessoff (1860–1875)
• Wilhelm Jahn (1882–1883)
• Hans Richter (1875–1883)
• Gustav Mahler (1898–1901), who conducted it abroad for the first time at the World's fair 1900 at Paris
• Joseph Hellmesberger (1901–1903)
• Felix von Weingartner (1908–1927)
• Wilhelm Furtwängler (1927–1930)
• Clemens Krauss (1929–1933)

Guest Conductors

• Bruno Walter (1933–1938)
• Karl Böhm (1954–1956 and 1971–1981)
• Herbert von Karajan (1956–1964)
• Claudio Abbado (1971–1982)
• Lorin Maazel (1982–1987)