Gert Hofbauer (born 13 March 1937 in Knittelfeld, Styria, died 4 August 2017 in Marz[citation needed]) was an Austrian conductor and trumpeter.
Born in Knittelfeld, Hofbauer studied the trumpet in Graz in 1958 and in 1960 at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna in Austria.
During his time in the orchestras he also completed his conductor studies with Professor Richard Österreicher (1969).
Their paramount goal is to cultivate Viennese waltz and operetta music and carry it into the world.
The Johann Strauss and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart concerts take place from May until December every year in the Vienna Hofburg Halls.