Formed in 1946 from among the former members of the German Philharmonic of Prague, who were among the refugees of World War II.
Full name: Bamberger Symphoniker - Bayerische Staatsphilharmonie
Principal conductors:
• Joseph Keilberth (1950 to 1968)
• Eugen Jochum (1971 to 1973)
• István Kertész (1973)
• James Loughran (1978 to 1983)
• Horst Stein (1985 to 1996)
• Jonathan Nott (2000 to 2016)
• Jakub Hrůša (since 2016)
Not to be confused with the fictitious Bamberger Philharmoniker.