Gerd Schenker (born 2 June 1948) is a German percussionist.
Born in Zeulenroda-Triebes, Schenker attended the Musikgymnasium Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach [de] from 1963 to 1965.
From 1965 to 1969 he studied percussion with Otto Reil at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" in Berlin.
Since 1972 he has been activ with the Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra (today MDR-Sinfonieorchester).
With the ensemble he received the Art Prize of the German Democratic Republic (1980), the Kunstpreis der Stadt Leipzig (1986) and the Schneider-Schott Music Prize in Main (1991).