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Heinrich Schiff (; 18 November 1951 – 23 December 2016) was an Austrian cello and conducting.
In 2004, he was appointed Chief Conductor of the Vienna Chamber Orchestra and served in the post from 2005 to 2008. He stood down from the post in 2008 for health reasons.
Schiff played the "Mara" Stradivarius (1711) and "Sleeping Beauty" made by Montagnana in Venice in 1739.Griffiths, Bill, Northern Sinfonia. Northumbria University Press, p. 21 (). His recording of the Bach Cello Suites won prizes, and his recording of the Shostakovich concertos won the Grand Prix du Disque in 1985. His recording of the Johannes Brahms Double Concerto with Frank Peter Zimmermann and Wolfgang Sawallisch won the Deutscher Schallplattenpreis. Composers who have written cello concertos for Schiff include John Casken, Friedrich Gulda and Otto Zykan. Kairos Records KAI0015046 (2019)
Among his students were Christian Poltéra, Rudi Spring, Gautier Capuçon, Richard Harwood and Natalie Clein.
Since 2012, the "Mara" cello has been played by , one of Schiff's former students.Die Zeit 7 May 2015 / Carolin Pirich: Oh, Mara!
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