Rolf Liebermann (14 September 1910 – 2 January 1999),[1] was a Swiss composer and music administrator.
Liebermann was born in Zürich, and studied composition and conducting with Hermann Scherchen in Budapest and Vienna in the 1930s, and later with Wladimir Vogel in Basel.
[1] During his tenure in Hamburg, he commissioned 24 new operas, including The Devils by Krzysztof Penderecki, Der Prinz von Homburg by Hans Werner Henze, and Help, Help, the Globolinks!
[2] At the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest in 1956, Liebermann acted as the president of the jury; being responsible for moderating and finalising the results of the seven international juries judging the competition.
[3] In 1992 he served on the jury of the Paloma O'Shea Santander International Piano Competition in Spain.