Mordechai Rechtman (Hebrew: מרדכי רכטמן; 16 May 1926 – 27 May 2023) was an Israeli bassoonist, conductor, academic teacher and arranger.

He was professor of bassoon at the Tel Aviv University from 1968 to 2002, and taught as a guest professor internationally, including the Indiana University School of Music, the Juilliard School and the Royal Academy of Music.

Rechtmann was also known for transcriptions and arrangements for wind quintets and other ensembles that he had founded and conducted, specifically of concertos.

[1] A neighbour noticed his musicality when he practiced recorder and harmonica on a balcony, and recommended to try the bassoon.

[1] In 1976, he was named head of the woodwinds in the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra by music director Zubin Mehta.

His composition teachers included Ödön Pártos, Hanoch Jacoby, Moshe Lustig and Zeev Steinberg.

[4] From 1985 to 1991, Rechtman was music director and conductor of the Israel Chamber Orchestra Wind Ensemble.

[14] In August 1994, Rechtman was elected to Honorary Membership of the International Double Reed Society.