"As strongly influenced by his native country’s idiom yet also undeniably informed by classical training and the world of academic new music — a healthy balance." -SF Classical Voice

"It's not an experience easily forgotten!" -Financial Times on String Quartet No.2; One Day, Tehran

"Aminikia has begun to cultivate his own unique voice through which his personal experiences and memories have been refracted" -SF Examiner

"Fabulous, colorful and persuasive" -John Adams