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Ernst Mahle (b. January 3, 1929 Stuttgart) is a Brazilian composer and orchestra conductor.
Born in Germany, he studied music with Johann Nepomuk David in Stuttgart before coming to Brazil in 1951 and then with Hans-Joachim Koellreutter in Piracicaba. He became a Brazilian citizen in 1962. In 1953 he was one of the founders of the Escola de Música de Piracicaba. After studying music there, he became artistic director and conductor of the orchestra and choir of the Institute, holding these posts now for almost fifty years. He lives with his wife, Maria Aparecida Romera Pinto Mahle, in Piracicaba. He is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Music (chair n. 6). In 2005 he composed the opera O Garatuja, libretto by Eugênio Leandro, based on the homonymous novel by José de Alencar, which premiered on April 27, 2006, at the Teatro Municipal de Piracicaba "Dr Losso Netto".
- Marroquinhas Fru-Fru (1974) opera, libretto by Maria Clara Machado
- A Moreninha (1979) opera, libretto by José Maria Ferreira
- O Garatuja (2006) opera, libretto by Eugênio Leandro
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