Brian Ferneyhough

Biography

Brian Ferneyhough (born 16 January 1943 in Coventry, England) is an English composer, the leading figure of the New Complexity school, noted for scores of extraordinary rhythmic and notational density. A Mendelssohn Scholar who studied with Ton de Leeuw and Klaus Huber, he taught in Freiburg, San Diego and, from 2000 to 2018, at Stanford University. His works include 'Transit', six string quartets and the opera 'Shadowtime' (2004).