Last year, having barely dipped his toes into his 30s, musician Timo Andres was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for The Blind Banister—a three-movement composition for the piano inspired by Beethoven. Shortly after, The New Yorker called Andres “nothing if not a millennial”—a vague description that offered little insight into the composer’s fiercely intelligent character or critically acclaimed career. Here, from his kitchen in Brooklyn, Timo muses on some of the parallels between This story is from Kinfolk Issue Twenty-Five Buy Now Related Stories Music Issue 25 Ibeyi A Yoruba word meaning “twins”: Meet sisters Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi Diaz. Arts & Culture Music Issue 47 Second Thoughts The ubiquity of second album syndrome. Music Issue 46 Hun Choi DJ Hunee outlines his dance floor philosophy. Music Issue 46 Lil Silva A superstar collaborator steps into the spotlight. Arts & Culture Music Issue 45 Gerard & Kelly On dance, domesticity and the giants of modernism. Music Issue 44 Sigrid Scandipop's fresh face on stagecraft and The Sims.
