Vladimir Mendelssohn (29 November 1949 – 13 August 2021) was a Romanian composer, violist, and professor.

[2] Mendelssohn was born into a family of musicians and attended the National University of Music Bucharest.

He taught at a number of conservatories, such as the Conservatoire de Paris, where he served as a professor of chamber music.

[4] Mendelssohn gave master classes in Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Italy, and France and served on the juries of several international competitions.

He became Director of the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival in August 2005 and was part of the Enesco Quartet.