• BeLonging nominated for multiple GRAMMYs®

    Nominated for Best Classical Instrumental Solo and Best Classical Compendium, the album, a powerful collaboration with Imani Winds, speaks to the universality of humanity, even — especially — when that humanity is bound

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2024

Broadway World | The New School’s College of Performing Arts Adds Andy Akiho, Alison Deane, Jack Schatz & Jeffrey Zeigler

Yale | YSM Alums Nominated for Grammy Awards

The New York Times | Grammy Awards 2025: The Full List of Nominees

Gramophone | Diversity and Innovation on the World Stage: Beijing Music Festival

OPB | Oregon Musicians Andy Akiho and Esperanza Spalding Return with New Grammy Nominations

Oregon ArtsWatch | A Way of Making Things Complicated, in Life and in Music: Reflecting on Andy Akiho with Oregon Symphony

Seen and Heard International | Sandbox Percussion Light Up Beijing’s Forbidden City with an Electrifying Quartet by Andy Akiho

Oregon Arts Watch | Breaking New Ground: Andy Akiho’s “Nisei” Concerto for Cellist Jeffrey Zeigler

China Daily | Andy Akiho's Seven Pillars is Music to Audience's Ears

Classical Voice America | Percussion Ace Shows Gifts As Composer With Glittering Cello Concerto

Oregon ArtBeat | Andy Akiho

Eye on Sun Valley | Jeffrey Zeigler and Andy Akiho Set for World Premiere of Nisei

Oregon ArtsWatch | That Soaring Line: Andy Akiho with Oregon Symphony

The Oregonian | Fall Arts 2024: Concerts Showcase Rich Diversity of Classical Music

OPB | Grammy Nominee Andy Akiho Tries to Bring Fun, Energy to Classical Music While Pushing its Limits

2023

New York Times | Best Classical Music Performances of 2023

The Oregonian | Inspired by Ancient Rome, Andy Akiho Creates Music From the Future

Omaha Public Radio | The Omaha Symphony & Andy Akiho Celebrate Jun Kaneko With World Premiere Performance

New Sounds | The Sounds of Sculpture

Omaha World Herald | Omaha Symphony Releases Recording of Piece Using Kaneko Works as Instruments

Lincoln Journal Star | Composer Celebrates Kaneko Work With Weekend Symphonic Event in Omaha

Omaha World Herald | Most Exciting Thing in Classical Music Happening in Omaha, And Using Kaneko Artwork

PBS | Now Hear This: How Andy Akiho Found his Sound

I Care If You Listen | Andy Akiho Rings Sounds Out of Colossal Sculptures

2022

USC School of Music Alumni Spotlight | September Spotlight: Andy Akiho

The Post and Courier/Free Times | A New Pillar of Classical Music

WIS News/Soda City Live | Interview on Performance of Seven Pillars at UofSC

CMA Talks | Close Listening with Melody Buyukozer Dawkins, PhD

OregonArtsWatch | The Coolest Thing Ever Done: Andy Akiho's Seven Pillars at Chamber Music Northwest

OPB | Portland Composer Andy Akiho Presents Chamber Piece for Percussion

The Strad | Andie, Andy, and Andy Present a Work for Violin, Trumpet, and Steel Pan

Yale School of Music | Pulitzer Prize Nomination

SFCV | Seven Pillars​ at Chamber Music Northwest

Yale Daily News | 64th Grammy Awards​

New Yorker | Spring Classical Music Review

When Steel Talks | 64th Grammy Awards

SF Chronicle Datebook | Interview with Joshua Kosman on Sondheim

Parade | 64th Grammy Awards

The Whole Note | ​Seven Pillars review by Cheryl Ockrant

Pitchfork | 64th Grammy Awards

2021

New York Times | One Composer, Four Players, "Seven Pillars"

New York Times | The 25 Best Classical Music Tracks of 2021

New York Times | 64th Grammy Awards

The Seattle Times| Seven Pillars Live Premiere Preview

Forbes | Baryshnikov Arts Center Performances

NY Post | 64th Grammy Awards

New York Times | 2021 Fall Preview

Musical America Worldwide | Sandbox Percussion and Seven Pillars

New York Times | 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Percussion

Only Strings  | New Percussion in 11 Movements

New Music USA | Seven Pillars with Sandbox Percussion and Andy Akiho

Variety Magazine | 64th Grammy Awards

New York Times | Baryshnikov Arts Center Performances

Broadway World | Trailblazer Andy Akiho and Sandbox Percussion Announce Seven Pillars

WGTE | Classical Conversations

CapRadio | Jennifer Reason's 2021 Classical Picks

KCUR | Sandbox Percussion and Seven Pillars

Memerita by Thomas May | Seven Pillars at Emerald City Music

WRUU | Contemporary Classics, Episode 1 & 2

OregonArtsWatch | 64th Grammy Awards

2016-20

I Care If You Listen | And That One Too: Sandbox Percussion Showcases Close Collaborators

Los Angeles Times | Review: '(M)iyamoto is Black Enough' and then some at the Wallis​

Oregon ArtsWatch | A Baroque Groove Master at Work

New York Times | Watch Ping-Pong Make Its New York Philharmonic Debut

New Music Box | Andy Akiho: Inside the Instrument

Oregon ArtsWatch | Andy Akiho: Systems Within Systems

I Care If You Listen | Emerald City Music Presents Andy Akiho Artist Spotlight in Seattle​

Oregon ArtsWatch | Andy Akiho review: Music for Strings, Color, and Percussion