Matthias Kaul (29 January 1949 – 1 July 2020) was a German percussionist and composer of classical music.
From 1977 until 1980 he traveled through Africa in order to study the traditional music of the Xhosa, Samburu and Maasai tribes.
In 1990, Matthias Kaul with the American violinist Malcolm Goldstein began performing in an improvisational duo.
Recordings of his work were published alongside those of Alvin Lucier, John Cage, Vinko Globokar and Christian Wolff.
With his wife, the flautist Astrid Schmeling, he taught a yearly composition master class for children since 1999.