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Brian Ferneyhough
British composer · United Kingdom · On the map · Musicians · Born 1943 · age 83
Brian John Peter Ferneyhough is an English composer. Ferneyhough is typically considered the central figure of the New Complexity movement.
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2011Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Chamber-Scale Composition)Award2007Ernst von Siemens Music PrizeAward1996Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Chamber-Scale Composition)Award1943Born16 January 1943
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Ferneyhough has taught composition at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg and the University of California, San Diego; he teaches at Stanford University and is a regular lecturer in the summer courses at Darmstädter Ferienkurse. He has resided in California since 1987.
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United Kingdom
Category
Musicians
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Born 1943 · age 83
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The same award as Brian
Harrison BirtwistleBoth received Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Chamber-Scale Composition)
Heinz HolligerBoth received Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
Unsuk ChinBoth received Ernst von Siemens Music PrizeSally BeamishBoth received Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Chamber-Scale Composition)Helmut LachenmannBoth received Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Chamber-Scale Composition)
Per NørgårdBoth received Ernst von Siemens Music Prize