Ernst Ludwig Leitner (born 14 October 1943) is an Austrian composer, organist and academic teacher.
Born in Wels, Leitner studied music education, organ and composition at the Mozarteum University Salzburg and finally musicology at the University of Innsbruck from 1963 until 1968.
[1] From 2000 to 2008, he was head of the department of conducting, composition and music theory.
[1] Between 1970 and 1996, he was artistic director of the Wels Bach Choir founded by Johann Nepomuk David and performed organ concerts in numerous European countries as well as in the USA and Canada.
[1][3] His artistic output is documented in the music collection of the Austrian National Library and covers several genres, including four symphonies,[4] eight instrumental concertos, a requiem and three operas.