Albert Schnelzer (born 3 June 1972, Värmland) is a Swedish composer.
As a youth, Schnelzer was a keyboard player in a rock band.
His teachers in Sweden included Sven-David Sandström and Rolf Martinsson, and he was a conducting pupil of Gunnar Staern and Lars Jensen.
In 1998, Schnelzer won the "Composer of Tomorrow" competition with the orchestral work Erupto.
He became better known outside of Sweden with his piano trio Predatory Dances, composed on commission from Radio France and premiered at the Présence Festival in 2004.