Since his return to music, Andreas Ihlebæk has become one of the internationally most critically acclaimed Norwegian composers and pianists. His solo debut The Guest (2017) was immediately declared a genre- and mind-bending masterpiece in Europe’s biggest newspaper (Bild), a level of praise which was unanimously repeated by European music magazines and media outlets across the genre spectrum. The Guest was performed at the 40th anniversary of the Oslo Concert Hall, which Norwegian state radio NRK called ‘the musical highlight of the year’.

Ihlebæk released his second album Northern Lullabies for NXN Recordings in 2020 (NXN8001), to great critical acclaim and a Spellemannprisen nomination (Norwegian GRAMMY). In the lead-up to his third album I Will Build You A House, all of seven singles have been featured in playlists by Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal and Amazon. Through the last year he has continuously been one of the most played composers of classical pieces globally.