70 years at a glance
| 15.11.1946 | Founded as RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester by the Rundfunk im amerikanischen Sektor (Brodcasting in the American sector) | |
| 07.11.1947 | First public concert at Titania-Palast Berlin-Steglitz, conducted by Walter Sieber (see header image) | |
| 1948 – 1963 | Ferenc Fricsay First music director. Numerous world premiere and German premiere performances. Made the orchestra a top level ensemble for contemporary music. |
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| Sept. 1949 | First disc recording: Yehudi Menuhin plays the Caijkovsky violin concerto | |
| 1956 | New name: Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (RSO) | |
| 1964 – 1975 | Lorin Maazel Emphasis on the »romantic rarity«. Famouns Bach interpretations. Driving force of the Mahler renaissance. |
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| 1971 | ›Kritikerpreis für Musik‹ (Critic's price for music) for the orchestra's committment to contemporary music | |
| Januar 1973 | Tour to Asia with Lorin Maazel | |
| 1982 – 1989 | Riccardo Chailly Major Bruckner and Mahler projects. Beginning Zemlinsky and Schreker renaissance. Several recording awards. USA tour. |
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| 1989 – 1999 | Vladimir Ashkenazy Universal artist. Multi-faceted programming. Committment to forgotten composers. Tour concert ins Russia, Asia and the USA |
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| 1993 | New name: Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (DSO) | |
| 1996 | 50th anniversary concert: Mahler's eighth symphony | |
| 2000 – 2006 | Kent Nagano Unusual combination of romantic an contemporary repertoire. Opera guest performances in Salzburg, Baden-Baden and Paris |
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| 2007 – 2010 | Ingo Metzmacher Multilayered thematic series (›Of German soul‹, ›Departure 1909‹, ›Remptation‹). Developing new audiences (Casual Concerts) |
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| 2011 | Grammy Award for the recording of Kaija Saariaho's opera ›L’amour de loin‹ with Kent Nagano | |
| 2012 – 2016 | Tugan Sokhiev Emphasis on repertoire rarities from Russia and France. Strengthening DSO's reputation as an international top level orchestra |
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| 2017 – | Robin Ticciati First concert as chief conductor and artistic director on 24 September 2017 |