2024 François-Xavier Roth
2023 Martyn Brabbins
2021 Ryan Bancroft
2020 Dalia Stasevska
2019 Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
2018 Vladimir Jurowski
2017 Richard Farnes
2016 Sakari Oramo
2015 Andris Nelsons
2014 Daniel Barenboim
2013 Kirill Karabits
2012 Claudio Abbado
2011 Iván Fischer
2010 Oliver Knussen
2009 Valery Gergiev
2008 Edward Gardner
2007 Vladimir Jurowski
2006 Mark Elder
2005 Antonio Pappano
2004 Mariss Jansons
2003 Marin Alsop
2002 Osmo Vänskä
2001 Pierre Boulez
2000 Sir Charles Mackerras
1999 Bernard Haitink
1998 Esa-Pekka Salonen
1997 Richard Armstrong
1996 Richard Hickox
1995 Nikolaus Harnoncourt
1994 Colin Davis
1993 Edward Downes
1992 Klaus Tennstedt
1991 Andrew Davis
1990 Simon Rattle