Carl Zerrahn (28 July 1826 Malchow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin – 29 December 1909 Milton, Massachusetts) was a German-born American flautist and conductor.

[2] He began the study of music in Rostock at the age of twelve years, and completed his education in Hanover and Berlin.

The revolutions of 1848 motivated him to leave Europe,[3] and with 25 others he organized The Germania Musical Society and went to the United States, giving concerts in London on the way.

They appeared for five or six years with Jenny Lind, Henriette Sontag, Ole Bull, Sigismund Thalberg, Alfred Jaëll, Camilla Urso, and other artists, disbanding in 1854 after giving 800 concerts during its career.

[2] He conducted the Handel and Haydn Society 1854–1895, and he directed the Worcester Music Festival in Massachusetts for thirty years as well, 1866–1897.