About
AYÇA AKIN is a Turkish-American composer. She studied piano performance for ten years at Carnegie Mellon University’s Music Preparatory School under teacher Ralph Zitterbart. From 2022 to 2024, Akın completed her orchestral composing studies under composer and teacher Leon Willett.
Recognized for her strong musical intuition and emotional depth, Akın has since composed concert works and scored several films. In 2025, Akın was nominated for “Best Composer of the Future” at the Cannes World Film Festival for her original score of award-winning film The Balloon (2025).
Recent commissions include new work that was premiered in New York City for Ensemble Ipse, and new music for the Confluence Ballet Company’s Spring 2026 season. Akın won the 2025 Annual Concert Competition for the International Alliance for Women in Music. The Virago Symphonic Orchestra will premiere her new work Tempesta in Cologne, Germany this September.
Akın produces and publishes electronic music in addition to writing for film, chamber ensembles, and symphonic orchestras. More about Ayça can be found at: