Timo Andres

Timo Andres (born Timothy Andres in 1985 in Palo Alto, California) is an American composer and pianist. He grew up in rural Connecticut and lives in Brooklyn, New York.

After growing up in rural Connecticut, an environment that greatly influences his work, Timo Andres attended Yale University for both his undergraduate and graduate education. He is also a graduate of Juilliard's pre-college program. Andres first rose to prominence at the age of 24 when his work "Nightjar" was commissioned and performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic and John Adams. Since that time, he has been commissioned by Wigmore Hall,Carnegie Hall, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, San Francisco Performances, the Gilmore Foundation and the Library of Congress. Andres has performed solo recitals at (le) poisson rouge, Wigmore Hall and Lincoln Center and alongside artists such as Gabriel Kahane,Philip Glass, and David Kaplan.

Andres's work has received broad critical acclaim and is particularly noted for its seamless blend of traditional and contemporary idioms. Alex Ross of The New Yorker has called Andres "quietly awesome" and his work "the kind of sprawling, brazen work that a young composer should write."

Andres's music draws a wide array of influences including bands such as Sigur Rós, Boards of Canada, Brian Eno and Radiohead and more traditional artists such as Brahms, Schumann, Mozart, and Charles Ives. Andres is also influenced by his love of design and typography.

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