| Hideo Saito Hideo Saito | Chief Conductor (September 1972-September 1974) Permanent Conductor (June 1975-) |
| Seiji Ozawa Seiji Ozawa | Principal Conductor (September 1972-August 1990) Honorary Artistic Director (October 1991-August 1998) Conductor Laureate / Emeritus (October 1999-) |
| Naozumi Yamamoto Naozumi Yamamoto | Executive Secretary (September 1972-June 2002) Honorary Friend) |
| Kazuyoshi Akiyama Kazuyoshi Akiyama | Executive Secretary (February 1973-May 1980) |
| Yukinori Tezuka Yukinori Tezuka | Executive Secretary (February 1973-July 1992) |
| Kazuhiro Koizumi Kazuhiro Koizumi | First Music Director (January 1975-December 1979) Executive Secretary (January 1975-July 1992) |
| Takashi Asahina Takashi Asahina | Chief Conductor (March 1975-July 2002) Honorary Friend) |
| Michiyoshi Inoue Michiyoshi Inoue | 2nd Music Director (September 1983-February 1988) Principal Guest Conductor (September 2000-August 2003) |
| Leon Fleisher Leon Fleisher | NJP conductor (September 1992 - September 1998) |
| Szymon Goldberg Szymon Goldberg | NJP conductor (September 1992 - July 2002) |
| Yutaka Sado Yutaka Sado | NJP 指揮者（1992年9月～1995年7月） ミュージック・アドヴァイザー（2022年4 月～2023年3月） 第5代音楽監督（2023年4月～） |
| Ken Takaseki Ken Takaseki | NJP conductor (October 1994 - August 2000) |
| Mstislav Rostropovich Mstislav Rostropovich | Friend of Seiji (from September 1995) |
| Gerhard Bosse Gerhard Bosse | Principal Guest Conductor (September 2000-August 2003) Music Advisor (February 2002-) |
| Christian Arming Christian Arming | 3rd Music Director (October 2003-August 2013) |
| Daniel Harding Daniel Harding | Music Partner of NJP (September 2010 - August 2016) |
| Ingo Metzmacher Ingo Metzmacher | Conductor in Residence (September 2013 - August 2015) |
| Toshiyuki Kamioka Toshiyuki Kamioka | Artistic Advisor (April 2015-August 2016) 4th Music Director (September 2016-August 2021) |
| Joe Hisaishi Joe Hisaishi | New Japan Philharmonic World Dream Orchestra (WDO) Music Director (2004-) Composer in Residence and Music Partner (from September 2020) |
