News

 

Premieres / Particular Performances

	Premiere of PRIMES for piano solo Thomas Stumpf will premiere my new piano cycle PRIMES at Tufts University (in the Greater Boston area) in the 25/26 season. The cycle comprises five movements for the numbers 2, 3, 5, 7, and 11.
	Watch and listen to ORBIT & ORACLE WATCH AND LISTEN TO a live recording of "ORBS & ORACLE" with fabulous The Esoterics directed by Eric Banks performing. The program features (nearly) all of my choral compositions on celestial bodies and god mythology, including a newly commissioned work titled STRANGE SOLAR SYSTEM BODIES. This new piece consists of choral miniatures for dwarf planets, (shepherd) moons, a comet, an astroid, and a singular interstellar visitor to our solar system, that are distinguished by very special and outlandish characteristics. The concert took place on Saturday, 8 March 2025, 8:00pm PST, Plymouth United Church of Christ (1217 6th Avenue), Seattle. You can find the concert program here.
	MDR Radio Choir to premiere new a cappella work MDR Radio Choir, conducted by Howard Arman, will premiere a new a cappella work as part of their "Nachtgesang" concert series at Peterskirche Leipzig. The work was commissioned by the MDR Radio Choir. The concert takes place on October 24, 2025, and is particularly dedicated to Arvo Pärt's 90th birthday. Cast: MDR Radio Choir

 

Commissions / Invitations

	New a cappella work commissioned by MDR Radio Choir MDR Radio Choir commissioned an a cappella work to be premiered in the 2025/26 saison in a concert dedicated to Arvo Pärt's 90th birthday.

 

Publications

	Seasons & Time Rondeau Production to release "SEASONS & TIME – Michal Ostrzyga, Choral Music" in June 2025. Kammerchor der Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg and Ensemble vocal perform, Cornelius Trantow conducts.
	Mars, Venus, Uranus, Dominus, Allein, and Psalm 116 Helbling publishing house will release my a cappella works MARS, VENUS, URANUS, DOMINUS, ALLEIN and PSALM 116
	PERSEUS (New CD with my Piano Music) In May 2025, Spektral Records releases "PERSEUS – Piano Works by Michael Ostrzyga". Christoph Schnackertz performs.
	Event Horizon and Flight Bärenreiter will publish my a cappella pieces Event Horizon and Flight

 

Conducting

	Collegium musicum at University of Cologne See current event overview of Collegium musicum at University of Cologne for upcoming concerts I am conducting or involved in as Music Director at University of Cologne.

 

Chorus Master

	The Sound of Hans Zimmer & John Williams I will once again serve as chorus master for the series of "The Sound of Hans Zimmer & John Williams" concerts in 2026.
	The Lord of the Rings, live to picture I will prepare the chorus for live to picture performances of Howard Shore's entire score for the The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring in december 2026.