De-a lungul anilor Filarmonica de Stat a fost condusă de către următorii directori: Gyarmati Miklós (1949), Bálint Lajos (1949-1950), Árvai József (1950-1952), Anton Mureșan (1952-1957), Constantin Dulgherescu – director interimar (1953), Tóth Lajos (1957-1963), Piroska Rozália – director interimar (1960-1961), Alexandru Firez (1963-1984), Acél Ervin (1984-1991), Romeo Rîmbu (1991-1998), Corneliu Cristea (1998-2002; director artistic 2002-2011), Sarkady Zsolt – director general-manager (2002-2009), Tódor Albert – director general-manager (2009 – 2017), Vasile Foica – director artistic (2011 – prezent), Meleg Vilmos Tibor – director general-manager (2017 – 2020).
