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Niklas A. Chroust

About me

I was born in Vienna Hietzing in 2004 as the second of three children. I started piano lessons at the age of six. Over time, I discovered the joy of composing and had composition lessons with Hans G. Kitzbichler at the Johann Sebastian Bach Music School (JSBM) from 2017 to 2022. Since October 2022 I have been studying composition with Gerald Resch and since October 2023 instrumental pedagogy (IGP) piano with Cornelia Herrmann at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (mdw).

Upcoming events

to be announced

Vienna

A work for floor lamp and string quartet. More detailed information to follow.

to be announced

Wien

A work for flute, percussion and piano. More detailed information to follow.

to be announced

Oldenburg, Germany

Performance of the prize-winning works of the Carl von Ossietzky – 22ⁿᵈ International Composition Competition with a focus on »music_scene_theatre«. Further information to follow.

A short ballet in five scenes for two female dancers and ensemble.

Recent news

Review in the Nordwest-Zeitung newspaper

Horst Hollmann writes about the concert conducted by Volker Schindel on 29 November 2025 in the auditorium of Carl von Ossietzky University in Oldenburg, Germany, at which the works »schuld?« and »the h/ours of the night« were premiered.

2ⁿᵈ Prize & Promotional Prize

At the 22ⁿᵈ composition competition at the Carl von Ossietzky University in Oldenburg, the piece »Vergessen und Sein« won 2ⁿᵈ prize, and the piece »the h/ours of the night« received the sponsorship prize. In addition, the play »schuld?« was included in the repertoire of the composition competition.

Arrangement of »Le Carnaval des Animaux«

As part of »KlangBildNatur«, an arrangement of three movements from Camille Saint-Saëns’ »Le Carnaval des Animaux« was performed in the Berio Hall of the Vienna Konzerthaus under the direction of Philipp Lossau.