The London premiere of Ferneyhough’s La terre est un homme was given by Claudio Abbado and the LSO, 1979, followed by Brahms’s Piano Concerto No.1 (Krystian Zimerman) and Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony.
MISSING from BBC Proms 2023 – despite his turning 80 this year, there is nothing from Brian Ferneyhough’s output during this Proms season. So, here’s Ferneyhough’s La terre est un homme; BBCSO/Martyn Brabbins; February 26, 2011; Barbican Hall, London; released by NMC.
In a wide ranging conversation with Brian I discovered he is a fan if Sibelius and has been from the age of 17!