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)