[2] After the end of World War II, most members of the former philharmonic orchestra reunited under the name Stuttgarter Philharmoniker.

[3] Principal conductors from 1949 to 1972 included Hermann Hildebrandt, Willem van Hoogstraten, Hans Hörner, António Victorino de Almeida and Alexander Paulmüller.

[1] He conducted a concert performance of Puccini's Turandot with international stars, the Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno and the Aurelius Sängerknaben.

[6] In addition to several concert series in its home town, the Stuttgarter Philharmoniker regularly give guest performances every year in Germany and abroad.

[4] The orchestra recorded for broadcasts and CDs,[3] including Rachmaninoff's Der Fels and Toteninsel, Scriabin's Prométhée and Mahler's Symphonies Nos 1 and 3 to 7.