Olaf Maninger (born 16 October 1964 in Recklinghausen) is a German cellist.

Maninger studied initially with János Starker and then continued his training with Boris Piergamienszczikow.

He joined the Berlin Philharmonic in 1994, and was appointed principal cellist with the orchestra in 1996.

[1] In the years 1997 to 2002, Maninger was managing director of the Berliner Philharmoniker GbR [de] (society).

In this capacity, he played a significant role in the development of the Berliner Philharmoniker's Digital Concert Hall.