Editing BBC Symphony Orchestra (section)

===1990s and 21st century===
Pritchard's successor was [[Andrew Davis (conductor)|Andrew Davis]], beginning in 1989.  He held the post until 2000, the longest-serving chief conductor since Boult.<ref name=finch>{{cite news |last= Finch|first= Hilary| title = A Proms last knight to remember|newspaper= The Times | date = 11 July 2000|url =http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:UKNB:LTIB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0F929C0310A50A21&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=102CDD40F14C6BDA }}</ref> He was at the helm for what John Allison in ''The Times'' called "the valuable Barbican weekends that each January investigate another major but not fully understood 20th-century composer."<ref name=allison>{{cite news |last= Allison|first= John| title = Last knight of the Proms|newspaper= The Times | date = 11 January 2000|url =http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:UKNB:LTIB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0F929AE1DE5B1836&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=102CDD40F14C6BDA }}</ref> Noting that modern music was central to the work of Davis and the orchestra, Allison added that under Davis the orchestra took part in "once-in-a-lifetime projects such as [[Anthony Payne]]'s completion of Elgar's [[Symphony No. 3 (Elgar/Payne)|Third Symphony]]."<ref name=allison/> Upon Davis' departure, the orchestra appointed him its first conductor laureate.<ref name=finch/>

[[File:Leonard Slatkin 2004.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Leonard Slatkin]]]]
[[Leonard Slatkin]] succeeded Davis as chief conductor, from 2000 to 2004.  His relationship with the players was reported to be uneasy, and his choice of repertoire received criticism.<ref>{{cite journal | title = Last night of the maestro who hit a wrong note | journal=The Sunday Times | date = 12 September 2004 |url =http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:UKNB:LSTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=1051F01BC131FFE0&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=102CDD40F14C6BDA }}</ref>  In February 2005, [[Jiří Bělohlávek]] was named the orchestra's next chief conductor, effective with the 2006 Proms season.  He was principal guest conductor of the orchestra from 1995 to 2000, and was the first past principal guest conductor of the orchestra to be named its chief conductor.<ref name=grumpy>{{cite journal |last=Higgins |first=Charlotte | title = 'Grumpy? What's that?' – Jiri Belohlavek, the BBCSO's new chief conductor, isn't going to be daunted by the orchestra's bolshie reputation | journal = The Guardian | date = 2 February 2005 |url =http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:UKNB:GRDC&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=108087EDC93FCD03&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=102CDD40F14C6BDA }}</ref> The classical repertory was regarded as one of Bělohlávek's strengths, but he had no reputation for conducting new works, which remained a core part of the orchestra's remit. He welcomed the fact that the orchestra's new principal guest conductor was David Robertson, a new-music expert and a protégé of Boulez.<ref name=grumpy/> The orchestra was seen by some as "a bolshie lot" and "grumpy", but its relations with Bělohlávek were harmonious.<ref name=grumpy/> Under Bělohlávek the orchestra won glowing reviews: ''The Times'' referred to its "superb musicians",<ref>{{cite news |last= Brown|first= Geoff| title = BBCSO/ Belohlávek|newspaper= The Times | date = 12 January 2009|url =http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:UKNB:LTIB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=125ADD0010EF1D10&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=102CDD40F14C6BDA }}</ref> [[Michael Kennedy (music critic)|Michael Kennedy]] in ''[[The Sunday Telegraph]]'' referred to a "rich and opulent [score] magnificently played by the BBC Symphony Orchestra" under Bělohlávek,<ref>{{cite journal |last=Kennedy|first=Michael| title = CDs Out This Week| journal = The Sunday Telegraph | date = 2 March 2008|url = http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:UKNB:DSTC&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=11F33D038D868640&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=102CDD40F14C6BDA}}</ref> and another ''Telegraph'' critic praised the BBC SO's "virtuoso form".<ref>{{cite journal |last=Norris|first=Geoffrey| title = Mahler's most wonderful music delivered by assured, visionary hands| journal = The Daily Telegraph | date = 5 December 2005|url = http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:UKNB:DSTC&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=10E57CFB61A06600&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=102CDD40F14C6BDA }}</ref>

In addition to Bělohlávek and Robertson, other principal guest conductors of the orchestra from this period included [[Alexander Lazarev (conductor)|Alexander Lazarev]] (1992–1995) and Jukka-Pekka Saraste (2002–2005).  Robertson's tenure as principal guest conductor concluded in 2012.<ref>Catherine Bott, BBC Radio 3, Broadcast of Prom 25, 1 August 2012.</ref>  In October 2011, [[Sakari Oramo]] made his first guest conducting appearance with the BBC SO,<ref>{{cite news | author=Andrew Clements | title=BBCSO/Oramo – review | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/oct/31/bbcso-oramo-review | work=The Guardian | date=31 October 2011 | access-date=17 July 2017}}</ref> his first guest-conducting engagement with any London orchestra.  On the basis of this concert, in February 2012, Oramo was named the orchestra's 13th Chief Conductor, with an initial contract of 3 years, effective with the First Night of the 2013 Proms season.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/orchestras/symphonyorchestra/about/news/conductor_announcement.shtml | title=BBC Symphony Orchestra announces new Chief Conductor | publisher=BBC | date=23 February 2012 | access-date=17 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | author=Tom Service | title=Conductor Sakari Oramo: the Finn's First Night at the Proms | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jul/10/conductor-sakari-oramo-first-night-proms | work=The Guardian | date=10 July 2015 | access-date=17 July 2017}}</ref> In September 2015, the BBC SO announced the extension of his contract to the 2019–2020 season.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2015/bbc-so-chief-conductor | title=Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo to remain at helm of BBC Symphony Orchestra until 2020 | publisher=BBC | date=25 September 2015 | access-date=17 July 2017}}</ref> In May 2018, the BBCSO indicated a further extension of Oramo's contract through 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://twitter.com/BBCSO/status/996399256109010944 | title=We're thrilled to announce that our Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo has extended his contract with us until 2022 | publisher=BBC Symphony Orchestra | date=18 May 2018 | access-date=27 January 2019}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=May 2019}}  In October 2020, the BBC SO announced a further extension of Oramo's contract as chief conductor through September 2023, the scheduled conclusion of the 2023 Proms season.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.harrisonparrott.com/news/2020-10-22/sakari-oramo-extends-contract-as-chief-conductor-of-the-bbc | title=Sakari Oramo extends contract as Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra | publisher=HarrisonParrott | date=22 October 2020 | access-date=30 October 2020}}</ref>  In April 2022, the BBC SO announced an additional extension of Oramo's contract as chief conductor through the close of the 2025–2026 season.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.harrisonparrott.com/news/2022-04-14/sakari-oramo-extends-his-contract-as-chief-conductor-of-the-bbc | title=Sakari Oramo extends his contract as Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra | publisher=HarrisonParrott | date=14 April 2022 | accessdate=18 April 2022}}</ref>  In September 2024, the BBC SO announced a further extension of Oramo's contract as chief conductor to 2030.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.harrisonparrott.com/news/2024-09-11/sakari-oramo-extends-contract-as-chief-conductor-of-bbc-symphony | title=Sakari Oramo extends contract as Chief Conductor of BBC Symphony Orchestra | publisher=Harrison Parrott | date=11 September 2024 | accessdate=2024-09-13}}</ref>  Oramo is currently the longest-serving chief conductor of the orchestra since Adrian Boult.

In August 2012, the BBC SO announced the appointment of [[Semyon Bychkov (conductor)|Semyon Bychkov]] to a newly created conducting post with the orchestra, the Günter Wand Conducting Chair.<ref>{{cite news | author=Charlotte Smith | title=BBC Symphony Orchestra creates new position for Semyon Bychkov | url=https://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/bbc-symphony-orchestra-creates-new-position-for-semyon-bychkov | work=Gramophone | date=8 August 2012 | access-date=17 July 2017}}</ref> In January 2019, the BBC SO announced the appointment of [[Dalia Stasevska]] as its next principal guest conductor, the first woman ever to be named to the post and the second female conductor ever to be given a titled post with a BBC orchestra.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jan/25/dalia-stasevska-joins-bbc-symphony-orchestra-as-principal-guest-conductor | title=Dalia Stasevska joins BBC Symphony Orchestra as principal guest conductor | work=The Guardian | author=Imogen Tilden | date=25 January 2019 | access-date=27 January 2019}}</ref>  In January 2025, the BBC SO announced the most recent extension of Stasevska's contract as principal guest conductor, through September 2027.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.harrisonparrott.com/news/2025-01-17/dalia-stasevska-extends-her-contract-as-principal-guest-conductor | title=Dalia Stasevska extends her contract as Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra | publisher=HarrisonParrott | date=17 January 2025 | accessdate=2025-01-22}}</ref>