Joseph Johann Michael Starzer (1726 – 22 April 1787) was an Austrian composer and violinist of the pre-classical period.
[1] He was active in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Vienna.
[2] Starzer contributed to the formation of the Vienna Tonkünstler-Societät in 1771.
Starzer composed numerous symphonies, concerts, the Singspiel Die drei Pächter, and other orchestral works and chamber music.
[2] On June 24, 1773, premiered in Burgtheater his ballet in five acts Adèle de Ponthieu, choreography by Jean-Georges Noverre.