Cathedral Kapellmeister

A cathedral conductor leads the choirs and music groups at a cathedral church - the person responsible at a collegiate church is accordingly referred to as the collegiate conductor . In cooperation with the cathedral organist, he is responsible for the musical design of the chapter and pontifical services . The cathedral music director is also responsible for concerts and other church music events. The cathedral music director is appointed by the bishop on the proposal of the cathedral chapter .

Well-known cathedral orchestra leader

Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (1736–1809), from 1793 to 1809 at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna

Roland Bader (* 1938). from 1974 to 1991 "Choir of St. Hedwig's Cathedral Berlin"

Johann Baptist Benz (1807–1880), from 1846 to 1880 at the Speyer Cathedral

Martin Berger (* 1972), from 2002 to 2013 at the Würzburg Cathedral

Thomas Berning (* 1966), at Paderborn Cathedral since 2007

Paul Blaschke (1885–1969), from 1925 to 1945 at the Breslau Cathedral

Boris Böhmann (* 1964), at Freiburg Cathedral since 2003

Berthold Botzet (* 1961), at Aachen Cathedral since 2000

Mathias Breitschaft (* 1950), from 1985 to 2012 at Mainz Cathedral

Moritz Brosig (1815–1887), from 1853 to 1884 at the Breslau Cathedral

Roland Büchner (* 1954), 1994–2019 at the Regensburg Cathedral

Fortunatus Cavallo (1738–1801), from 1769 to 1801 at the Regensburg Cathedral

Wenzeslaus Cavallo (1780–1861), from 1801 to 1834 at the Regensburg Cathedral

Anton Dawidowicz (1910–1993), from 1969 to 1985 at Salzburg Cathedral

Johann Evangelist Deischer (1802–1839), in 1834 and from 1838 to 1839 at the Regensburg Cathedral

Ignazio Donati (1570–1638), from 1631 to 1638 at the Milan Cathedral

Max Eham (1915–2008), from 1949 to 1969 in Freising, from 1969 to 1990 at the Munich Liebfrauendom

Franz Xaver Engelhart (1861–1924), from 1891 to 1924 at the Regensburg Cathedral

Max Filke (1855–1911), from 1891 to 1911 at the Breslau Cathedral

Klaus Fischbach (1935–2017), 1973 to 2000 at the Trier Cathedral

Franz Fleckenstein (1922–1996), from 1961 to 1971 at the Würzburg Cathedral

Anton Foerster (1837–1926), from 1868 to 1909 at the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Ljubljana

Karl Forster (1904–1963), from 1934 to 1963 at the Saint Hedwig's Cathedral in Berlin

Robert Führer (1807–1861), from 1839 to 1845 at St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague

Johann Gänsbacher (1778–1844), from 1823 to 1844 at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna

Franz Xaver Haberl (1840–1910), from 1871 to 1882 at the Regensburg Cathedral

Heinrich Hain (1934–2014), until 1984 at Mainz Cathedral

Michael Haller (1840–1915), 1882 at the Regensburg Cathedral

Christian Heiß (* 1967), from 2002 to 2019 at Eichstätt Cathedral , since 2019 at Regensburg Cathedral

Michael Hermesdorff , from 1874 to 1884 at Trier Cathedral

Leopold Hofmann (1738–1793), from 1772 to 1793 at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna

Siegfried Koesler (1937–2012), from 1971 to 2002 at the Würzburg Cathedral

Leo Krämer (* 1944), from 1990 to 2009 at the Speyer Cathedral

Josef Kronsteiner (1910–1988), from 1943 to the Old Cathedral in Linz

Markus Landerer (* 1976), cathedral music director at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna

Anton Laube (1718–1784), from 1771 to 1784 at St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague

Carl Leibl (1784–1870), from 1826 at Cologne Cathedral

Matthias Liebich (* 1958), since 1997 at the Hofkirche Dresden

Markus Melchiori (* 1975), at Speyer Cathedral since 2009

Wolfram Menschick (1937–2010), from 1969 to 2002 at Eichstätt Cathedral

Gerhard Merkl (1961–2016), from 2000 to 2016 at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Passau

Joseph Messner (1893–1969), from 1926 to 1969 at Salzburg Cathedral

Paul Joseph Metschnabl (1910–1996), from 1946 to 1995 at Bamberg Cathedral

Eberhard Metternich (* 1959), at Cologne Cathedral since 1987

Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643), since 1613 at St. Mark's Basilica in Venice

Ignaz Mitterer (1850–1924), from 1882 to 1885 at the Regensburg Cathedral and then at the Brixen Cathedral

Joseph Niedhammer (1851–1908), from 1888 to 1908 at the Speyer Cathedral

Werner Pees (* 1956), at Bamberg Cathedral since 1995

Rudolf Pohl (* 1924), from 1964 to 1986 at Aachen Cathedral

Andreas Porfetye (1927–2011), from 1963 to 1977 at St.Josef's Cathedral in Bucharest

Gottfried von Preyer (1807–1901), from 1853 to 1901 at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna

Georg Ratzinger (1924–2020), from 1964 to 1994 at the Regensburg Cathedral

Theodor Bernhard Rehmann (1895–1963), from 1924 to 1963 at the Aachen Cathedral

Johann Georg Reichwein (1640–1691), 1679–1691 at the Regensburg Cathedral

Anton Reinthaler (* 1950), from 1986 to 2003 at the Cathedral of the Virgin Mary in Linz

Stephan Rommelspacher (* 1959), from 2000 to 2013 at Trier Cathedral

Carl Rosier (1640–1725), from 1699 to 1725 at Cologne Cathedral

Hans-Josef Roth (1934–2006), from 1986 to 2000 at Aachen Cathedral

Eduard Rottmanner (1809–1843), from 1839 to 1843 at the Speyer Cathedral

Vincenzo Ruffo (* around 1510–1587), from 1554 in Verona, from 1563 in Milan, then in Pistoia and Sacile

Christian Schmid (* 1977), at the Würzburg Cathedral since 2013

Joseph Schrems (1815–1872), from 1839 to 1871 at the Regensburg Cathedral

Theobald Schrems (1893–1963), from 1924 to 1963 at the Regensburg Cathedral

Paul Schuh (1910–1969), from 1958 to 1969 at Trier Cathedral

Johannes Joseph Schweitzer (1831–1882), from 1869 to 1882 at the Freiburg Minster

Hermann Spies (1865–1950) worked at Salzburg Cathedral from 1892 to 1921, and from 1909 he held the honorary title of Domkapellmeister

Karsten Storck (* 1973), at Mainz Cathedral since 2012

Luka Sorkočević (1734–1789), from 1750 to 1762 at the Dubrovnik Cathedral

Orazio Vecchi (1550–1605), between 1581 and 1604 at the cathedral in Salò , at the cathedral of Modena and at the cathedral in Correggio

Jan August Vitásek (1770–1839), from 1814 at St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague

Konrad Wagner (* 1930), since 1994 at the Catholic Court Church in Dresden

Michael Witt (1940–2012), from 1983 to 2012 at the Sankt Hedwigs Cathedral in Berlin