Thomas Böttger (born 1957 in Neustrelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a German composer and pianist. From 1975 to 1980 he studied composition and piano at the Berlin College of Music "Hanns Eisler". From 1980 to 1981 he studied with Tadeusz Baird at the Fryderyk Chopin Music Academy in Warsaw. From 1981 to 1983 he was a master's student of Ruth Zechlin at the Academy of the Arts, Berlin. In 1983 his composition Rilke-Lieder was first performed at the Warsaw Autumn.