AYÇA
AKIN
COMPOSER
Winner: 2025 International Alliance for Women in Music Annual Concert Competition
Winner: 2025 International Alliance for Women in Music Annual Concert Competition
WQED FM, Voice of the Arts Series
“Ayça Akin takes music in a whole new direction. Her work blends genres of classical, contemporary classical and electronic music together to create film worthy compositions.”
Recent Projects
Two new original ballet works commissioned by Confluence Ballet Company, translating two paintings into music and movement.
Melisande
Inspired by Marianne Stokes’ painting Melisande (1898)
The Mothers
Inspired by Käthe Kollwitz’s woodcut print The Mothers (1923)
AYÇA AKIN is an award-winning composer whose work spans film, dance, chamber ensembles, and orchestra. Trained in classical piano performance and orchestral composition, she is recognized for creating emotionally resonant and expressive music. Her compositions have been featured in multiple films and performed and recorded in Cologne, Budapest, New York City, and Pittsburgh, where she is based.
In 2025, her orchestral work Tempesta won the Annual Concert Competition of the International Alliance for Women in Music. Recent commissions include two new works for Confluence Ballet Company's Spring 2026 season. Akın holds degrees from the University of Michigan and Carnegie Mellon University.
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