Gary Brain

Gary Clifford Dennis Brain (12 August 1943 – 20 April 2015) was a New Zealand timpanist and conductor. He was a principal timpanist with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra until an accident permanently damaged his wrist. He subsequently retrained to become a conductor, studying under Rafael Kubelík for four years and attending master classes with Lorin Maazel. He was a professional conductor from 1990 until his death.