Carl Bergmann (born Ebersbach, Kingdom of Saxony, April 12, 1821; died New York, August 10, 1876) was a German-American cellist and conductor.

Motivated by his implication in the revolutions of 1848 in Vienna,[2] Bergmann came to the United States in 1850 as first cellist in the Germania Orchestra, a touring band of young German musicians, mostly refugees.

[2] During this period Bergmann directed the Germanians in performances with the Handel and Haydn Society of that city, including the Boston premiere of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.

[6] When Theodore Eisfeld, conductor of the New York Philharmonic Society, became sick for the last concert of the 1854–1855 season, Bergmann replaced him, directing Wagner's Tannhäuser overture.

[1] In his autobiography, Theodore Thomas described Bergmann as "a talented musician and a fair 'cello player"[10] but went on to criticize him as follows:[7] He gave the impression that he never worked much, or cared to do so.

He possessed an artistic nature ...George Upton wrote:[11] With all his ability and his scholarship, however, Bergmann was not an industrious worker, nor was he regardful of his duties.