Michael Müller was born in Günzburg on the Danube; his father was from Transylvania and his mother from Austria. He studied cello at the Musikhochschule in Munich and the Academy of the Arts in Berlin.
He subsequently participated in master classes with Boris Pergamenshikov, David Geringas, and Heinrich Schiff. Michael received his chamber music training from Walter Levine of the Lasalle Quartet, the Amadeus Quartet in Cologne, and Sándor Vegh in Salzburg.
In 1977, he founded a string quartet, with which he won first prize at the national “Jugend musiziert” competition in Germany. In 1987, he became principal cellist of the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie in Frankfurt/Bremen. From 1998 to 2012, he was a cellist with the Parkanyi Quartet. From 1995 to 2013, he served as principal cellist of the Radio Chamber Orchestra and, subsequently, the Radio Chamber Philharmonic. Since August 2013, he has been principal cellist of the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Since 2019, he has been a cellist with the Ruysdael Quartet.
Michael Müller performs regularly as a soloist and chamber musician throughout Europe. He also participates in many renowned international festivals, such as the Berliner Festwochen and the Salzburger Festspiele. He has recorded the cello concertos by H. Andriessen, Georgi Minchev, and Henk Badings on CD.
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