Mathias Spahlinger (born 15 October 1944 in Frankfurt) is a German composer.
His work takes place in a field of tension between diverse musical influences and styles.
Between Renaissance music and jazz; between musique concrète and post-Webernian minimalism; between noise, improvisation, and notation; and between aesthetic autonomy and political consciousness, Spahlinger's works carry out conflicts for which there are no fixed models.
After finishing his apprenticeship he continued his studies with Lechner at the Akademie für Tonkunst in Darmstadt.
In 2012 he declined the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung [de] grant for his commissioned composition "off" (1993/2011) for the Swiss festival "usinesonore".