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Pierre Louis Joseph Boulez (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ lwi ʒozεf bulɛz]; 26 March 1925 – 5 January 2016) was a French composer, conductor and writer, and the founder of several musical institutions.
Pierre Boulez (born March 26, 1925, Montbrison, France—died January 5, 2016, Baden-Baden, Germany) was the most significant French composer of his generation, as well as a noted conductor and music theorist who championed the work of 20th-century composers.
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Jan 6, 2016 · Pierre Boulez, the French composer and conductor who helped blaze a radical new path for classical music in the 20th century, becoming one of its dominant figures in the decades after...
Jan 18, 2016 · Boulez, who died on January 5th, at the age of ninety, never reached the front lines, but he exemplified the ethos of his generation.
Jan 6, 2016 · In June 1969, the stunning news broke that the New York Philharmonic had appointed Pierre Boulez to succeed Leonard Bernstein as its music director.
Jan 6, 2016 · The French composer, conductor and musical provocateur Pierre Boulez died Tuesday at the age of 90. Our classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz says, "Pierre Boulez was the most complete...