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The Gothenburg Symphony was formed in 1905 and today consists of 109 musicians. The orchestra's base is Göteborgs Konserthus. Since the 2019-2020 season, <a href="spotify:artist:3j1x7avIuQvbywKCRSvdIq" data-name="Barbara Hannigan">Barbara Hannigan</a> is Principal guest conductor.
2017-2025 <a href="spotify:artist:3wdskXeKN7qm405fWUvLIX" data-name="Santtu-Matias Rouvali">Santtu-Matias Rouvali</a>
was Chief conductor of the Gothenburg Symphony.
Wilhelm Stenhammar was the orchestra's chief conductor from 1907 to 1922. He gave the orchestra a strong Nordic profile and invited colleagues <a href="spotify:artist:73I7vbj7hzsw8rW4LUoxtz" data-name="Carl Nielsen">Carl Nielsen</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:7jzR5qj8vFnSu5JHaXgFEr" data-name="Jean Sibelius">Jean Sibelius</a> to the orchestra. Under the direction of conductor <a href="spotify:artist:5UHZvYJA0aPcJSLYkYAeps" data-name="Neeme Järvi">Neeme Järvi</a> from 1982-2004, the orchestra made a series of international tours as well as a hundred disc recordings and established themselves among Europe's leading orchestras. In 1996, the Swedish Riksdag appointed the Gothenburg Symphony as Sweden's National Orchestra.
In recent decades, the orchestra has had prominent chief conductors such as <a href="spotify:artist:39lQyvfR8sc6VYCeXMkFsQ" data-name="Mario Venzago">Mario Venzago</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:0cxXnDhpgxcMMkKddhORHY" data-name="Gustavo Dudamel">Gustavo Dudamel</a>, following <a href="spotify:artist:3JzgNB1Kzlc17zuSzrC51x" data-name="Kent Nagano">Kent Nagano</a> as Principal Guest conductor. Gustavo Dudamel is honorary conductor and Neeme Järvi chief conductor emeritus.
The Gothenburg Symphony works regularly with conductors such as <a href="spotify:artist:3H5lFsmGtr8CoZexz2rznB" data-name="Herbert Blomstedt">Herbert Blomstedt</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1uRaEf1FomwEBLyEUa2yEK" data-name="Jukka-Pekka Saraste">Jukka-Pekka Saraste</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7euAAWjiEIEo1a2XkkR7wZ" data-name="Christian Zacharias">Christian Zacharias</a> and Anja Bihlmaier.
2017-2025 <a href="spotify:artist:3wdskXeKN7qm405fWUvLIX" data-name="Santtu-Matias Rouvali">Santtu-Matias Rouvali</a>
was Chief conductor of the Gothenburg Symphony.
Wilhelm Stenhammar was the orchestra's chief conductor from 1907 to 1922. He gave the orchestra a strong Nordic profile and invited colleagues <a href="spotify:artist:73I7vbj7hzsw8rW4LUoxtz" data-name="Carl Nielsen">Carl Nielsen</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:7jzR5qj8vFnSu5JHaXgFEr" data-name="Jean Sibelius">Jean Sibelius</a> to the orchestra. Under the direction of conductor <a href="spotify:artist:5UHZvYJA0aPcJSLYkYAeps" data-name="Neeme Järvi">Neeme Järvi</a> from 1982-2004, the orchestra made a series of international tours as well as a hundred disc recordings and established themselves among Europe's leading orchestras. In 1996, the Swedish Riksdag appointed the Gothenburg Symphony as Sweden's National Orchestra.
In recent decades, the orchestra has had prominent chief conductors such as <a href="spotify:artist:39lQyvfR8sc6VYCeXMkFsQ" data-name="Mario Venzago">Mario Venzago</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:0cxXnDhpgxcMMkKddhORHY" data-name="Gustavo Dudamel">Gustavo Dudamel</a>, following <a href="spotify:artist:3JzgNB1Kzlc17zuSzrC51x" data-name="Kent Nagano">Kent Nagano</a> as Principal Guest conductor. Gustavo Dudamel is honorary conductor and Neeme Järvi chief conductor emeritus.
The Gothenburg Symphony works regularly with conductors such as <a href="spotify:artist:3H5lFsmGtr8CoZexz2rznB" data-name="Herbert Blomstedt">Herbert Blomstedt</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1uRaEf1FomwEBLyEUa2yEK" data-name="Jukka-Pekka Saraste">Jukka-Pekka Saraste</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7euAAWjiEIEo1a2XkkR7wZ" data-name="Christian Zacharias">Christian Zacharias</a> and Anja Bihlmaier.
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