Cristian Măcelaru (born 15 March 1980, Timișoara, Romania) is a Romanian conductor.

Măcelaru is the youngest child from a family of 10 children. He studied violin as a youth. He continued his music studies in the United States at the Interlochen Arts Academy. He graduated from the University of Miami in 2003 with a B.M. degree. He was concertmaster of the Miami Symphony Orchestra, the youngest concertmaster in the orchestra's history.