Wilhelm Gericke (April 18, 1845 – October 27, 1925) was an Austrian-born conductor and composer who worked in Vienna and Boston.

Leaving the conservatory in 1865, he became kapellmeister of the theatre at Linz, directing opera there and in Vienna.

His fame as a conductor, and particularly as a drillmaster, induced Henry Lee Higginson of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) to secure him as its leader after attending one of Gericke's concerts in Vienna.

During his first stay, he eliminated the lighter music that his predecessor had allowed in the programs, scheduled extra rehearsal time, and hired more foreign musicians.

In 1889, for health reasons,[1] he returned to Vienna, and to the leadership of the Gesellschaftsconcerte, but resigned again in 1895.