Emil Steinbach (November 15, 1849 – December 6, 1919) was a German conductor and composer.
He notably conducted the first public performance of Wagner's Siegfried Idyll in 1877.
He finally served as the first Chief Music Director of the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Mainz from 1877 to 1909.
In 1893 he conducted Wagner's Tristan und Isolde and Siegfried at the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden in London, to unenthusiastic reviews.
His compositional output consists of orchestral works, chamber music, and songs.