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Andy Akiho: The Society For New Music

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About this composer. The music of Andy Akiho has been described as, “mold-breaking,” “alert and alive,” “dramatic,” and “vital” by the New York Times. He has become one of the most eclectic and sought after contemporary classical music composers. Akiho has had many commissioned premieres that include the New York Philharmonic, Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble ACJW, National Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, as well as performances at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Also, his compositions have been highlighted on PBS’s “News Hour with Jim Lehrer”, as well as the Bang on a Can Festival, the American Composers Forum, and The Society for New Music.
Andy Akiho comes from humble beginnings in Columbia,
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