Gerhard Friedrich Mantel (31 December 1930 – 13 June 2012) was a German cellist, University lecturer and writer instrumental-pedagogical and music-psychological publications.
He then refined his skills in Paris with Pierre Fournier, Paul Tortelier and André Navarra, as well as with Pablo Casals in Prades and in Saarbrücken with Maurice Gendron.
As soloist and chamber musician he has performed in numerous countries in Europe, North and South America, Japan, Korea and the Near East.
In 1994, together with the pianist Sibylle Cada, Mantel founded the "Research Institute for Instrumental and Vocal Pedagogy" in his place of work in Frankfurt and acted as its director from then on.
From 1993 to 2000 he was president of the German section of the ESTA (European String Teachers' Association).