Jörg Herchet (born 20 September 1943) is a German composer. From 1981 he received teaching positions for composition and composition at the Hochschule für Musik "Carl Maria von Weber". In 1992 he was appointed professor for composition and analysis. His students include Thuon Burtevitz, Michael Flade, Reiko Füting, Johannes Korndörfer, Sergej Newski, Tobias Eduard Schick, Bernhard Schneyer, Theodor Schubach, Karoline Schulz, Johannes Voit, and Lydia Weißgerber. Herchet retired in 2009 and now lives in this Weinböhla house.
Jörg Herchet