Michael Germer is a Danish violinist, born in Copenhagen in 2002. He studied with Serguei Azizian at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and later with Dora Schwarzberg at the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music in Tel Aviv, and is currently pursuing further studies with Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider. Germer has won prizes at several international violin competitions, including second prize at the Khachaturian International Violin Competition and second prize at the 2026 Singapore International Violin Competition, and performs both as an orchestral soloist and as a chamber musician.
Germer reached the semi-final at the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM) 2026, which marked his debut in North America.
Germer won 2nd prize at the Singapore International Violin Competition in Singapore and also received a special prize for the commissioned work.
Germer held his official solo debut concert from the Royal Danish Academy of Music.
Germer performed as soloist with Copenhagen Phil under conductor Christoph Eschenbach and played Bruch's violin concerto no. 1.
Germer was awarded the Gladsaxe Music Prize 2023 at a concert where he played Bruch's violin concerto with Copenhagen Phil.
