The musical geometry of Timo Andres on display

Timo Andres is a musical triple threat. To his well-established credentials as a composer and a pianist, we can now add a third strain — Andres has a dazzling knack for assembling a concert program.

All three gifts were on display (though in tellingly uneven proportions) during the swift and brilliant hour-long solo recital he gave at the Strand Theatre on Friday, Jan. 26, as part of San Francisco Performances’ Pivot series. This was the work of someone who had thought seriously about how to present the music he had assembled for the occasion, and then gone on to deliver it in performances of subtlety and insight.