Axel Drougge (b. 2007) is an 18-year-old Swedish violinist. He began studying the violin at the age of six and has previously been tutored by Tobias Andersson, Joel Nyman, Jörgen Svensson and Tale Olsson.
Beginning his bachelor degree autumn 2026 at Edsberg Royal College of Music under the guidance of professor Per Enoksson.

Axel has been awarded First Prize at the Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium Juniorkonkurrence in 2020, 2021, and 2022, and received Youth Scholarships from the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm in 2024, 2025 and 2026. In 2025, he was appointed Bergslags Soloist, performing Max Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1 with the Bergslagen Chamber Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Glenn Mossop.

He has participated in Kallkursen (2019–2020) and Stråklandslaget in Falun (2021–2022). Axel served as concertmaster at the YOMA Summer Academy 2025, performing Sibelius's Symphony No. 2 at the Helsingborg Concert Hall, and later that year performed Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1 with The Filialen Symphony Orchestra conducted by Simon Crawford-Phillips at Musikaliska in Stockholm. Axel was appointed
member of the European Union Youth Orchestra EUYO in the violin 1 section for the Summer Tour 2026.

He has taken lessons and masterclasses with prominent teachers including Martin Funda, Stefan Fehlandt, Per Enoksson, Johan Dalene, Ava Bahari, Alf Richard Kraggerud, Christian Svarfvar and Judith Ingolfsson. In 2026 Axel was awarded the prestigious Guido Vecchi Scholarship and performed at the Gothenburg Concert Hall.

Axel performs on a violin made by Gottfrid Nilsson (Malmö, 1931) and is dedicated to achieve a professional career as a violinist.