 In the 20th century, the organisation received its current name in 1933, and the title of "Hofkapellmeister" evolved into "Generalmusikdirector" (GMD).Joseph Keilberth was the first to hold the title of GMD with the organisation, in one of his earliest conducting posts with this orchestra, from 1935 to 1940.In the years after World War II, Otto Mazerath, Alexander Krannhals and Arthur Grüber guided the orchestra.