Michael Ostrzyga

Composer and conductor Michael Ostrzyga draws inspiration from a wide variety of sources, including natural, technological, astronomical, historical, mythological and pop-cultural phenomena and contexts. He was commissioned by the Schleswig Holstein Musik Festival, World Symposium on Choral Music in Istanbul 2023 as well as in Auckland, New Zealand 2020, Alte Oper Frankfurt, Finnish YL Male Voice Choir (Ylioppilaskunnan Laulajat), Latvian Youth Choir „Kamēr…", via-nova-chor Munich, and Kammerchor Stuttgart directed by Frieder Bernius, to name a few. In 2025, his choral work was honored with the highly acclaimed Chorpreis der GEMA-Stiftung (GEMA Foundation’s Choral Prize), which recognizes outstanding achievements only once every four years. Serving as Music Director at University of Cologne, he directs the University's symphony orchestra, chamber orchestra, choir, and chamber choir.