Julius Emil Leonhard (* 13.06.1810 in Lauban/Poland, † 23.06.1883 in Dresden) was a German composer, conductor, pianist and music teacher. Leonhard lived (like his father Konrad Wilhelm) alternately in Leipzig and Dresden until 1852; in that year he received a call to Munich as 'Professor of Clavier at the Conservatory'. He held the same position at the Dresden Conservatory from 1859.
Leonhard's reputation as a good pianist was surpassed by that of an eminent composer. His output consisted largely of piano and song compositions; his overtures and symphonies have not yet been printed. In 1842, his sonata received the second prize from the North German Music Society. The oratorio: 'Johannes der Täufer' is a highly significant work, which was performed in Munich with 'extraordinary applause'. He also wrote 3 cantatas for soloists, choir and orchestra, a symphony in E-minor, and the overture to Adam Oehlenschläger's tragedy 'Axel und Walburg'.
