| Hans Pischner | |
| Birth Date: | 20 February 1914 |
| Birth Place: | Breslau, German Empire |
| Death Place: | Berlin, Germany |
| Office1: | President of the Cultural Association of the German Democratic Republic |
| Term Start1: | 1977 |
| Term End1: | 1990 |
| Predecessor1: | Max Burghardt |
| Successor1: | office abolished |
| Occupation: | Musicologist, activist, musician |
| Party: | Socialist Unity Party of Germany |
| Nationality: | German |
| Awards: | Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1999) Order of Karl Marx (1989) Star of People's Friendship (1979) National Prize of the German Democratic Republic (1976) Patriotic Order of Merit, in gold (1973) |
Hans Pischner (20 February 1914 – 15 October 2016) was a German harpsichordist, musicologist, opera director, and politician active in the German Democratic Republic. He encouraged the creation of musical and artistic cultural institutions in East Germany, and used his position in the SED to prevent any further brain drain of artists and musicians after the Berlin Wall was constructed by encouraging and supporting the arts. He served as Chairman of the Kulturbund from 1977 until German reunification in 1990.[1] [2] [3]