Heinrich Panofka (3 October 1807 – 18 November 1887)[1] was a German violinist, voice teacher, writer on music and composer.

As a child, he made rapid progress on the violin, and first performed in public aged ten.

[3] In 1834 Panofka settled in Paris; here he met the singing teacher Marco Bordogni, and other singers including Giovanni Battista Rubini, Luigi Lablache and Domenico Donzelli.

It was translated into Italian and German, and was much discussed before it gained acceptance from musical institutes.

[2] Interested in the musical issues of the day, he contributed to Robert Schumann's magazine Neue Zeitschrift für Musik.