List of classical composers in the German Democratic Republic

This list contains famous classical music composers who have lived in East Germany.

B[]

• Thomas Böttger (1954)
• Reiner Bredemeyer (1929–1995)
• Max Butting (1888–1976)

D[]

• Paul Dessau (1894–1979)
• Gerd Domhardt (1945–1997)

E[]

• Hanns Eisler (1898–1962)

F[]

• Fidelio F. Finke (1891–1968)

G[]

• Fritz Geißler (1921–1984)
• Ottmar Gerster (1897–1969)
• Lutz Glandien (1954)
• Friedrich Goldmann (1941–2009)

H[]

• Wolfgang Hohensee (1927)

K[]

• Georg Katzer (1935–2019)
• Günter Kochan (1930–2009)
• Rainer Kunad (1936–1995)

M[]

• Siegfried Matthus (1934–2021)
• Rudolf Mauersberger (1889–1971)
• Tilo Medek (1940–2006)
• Ernst Hermann Meyer (1905–1988)

N[]

• Gerd Natschinski (1928–2015)
• Wilhelm Neef (1916–1990)
• Walter Niemann (1876–1953)

S[]

• Steffen Schleiermacher (1960)
• Kurt Schwaen (1909–2007)
• Leo Spies (1899–1965)

T[]

• Johannes Paul Thilman (1906–1973)
• Georg Trexler (1903–1979)

U[]

• Jakob Ullmann (1958)

W[]

• Rudolf Wagner-Régeny (1903–1969)
• H. Johannes Wallmann (1952)

Z[]

• Ruth Zechlin (1926–2007)
• Udo Zimmermann (1943–2021)