Wolfgang Gayler (19 December 1934 – 6 October 2011) was a German conductor and pianist.
He then studied at the University of Stuttgart, the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart, the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg and the University of Freiburg.
As répétiteur, he first began in Freiburg im Breisgau.
A guest conducting led him to the Hamburg State Opera in 1984.
In 1958 he shared the 2nd prize for piano of the Kranichsteiner Musikpreis [de] with Gábor Gabos and Rolf Kuhnert.