Cornelius Meister (born 23 February 1980 in Hannover, Germany) is a German conductor and pianist. His father, Konrad Meister, is a pianist and professor of piano at the Musikhochschule Hannover. His mother is also a piano teacher. His half-brother, Rudolf Meister, is also a pianist and is Rector of the Musikhochschule Mannheim. In September 2009, Meister made his US conducting debut with San Francisco Opera. Meister continues to perform chamber music in a clarinet-piano duo with Clemens Trautmann. Married since 2006, Meister and his wife have two sons.