On the surface the interlocking worlds of music festivals and arts philanthropy might seem as placid as the preternaturally transparent, swan-rich waters of Lake Lucerne in Switzerland. But officials of the renowned Lucerne Festival there took action on Thursday akin to a Loch Ness monster's rearing its head and clamoring for recognition. They...
Pierre Boulez celebrated his 85th birthday in March, and in keeping with the classical music world's customarily expansive treatment of composers' birthdays, the festivities have run through the year. The latest installment was a sold-out Composer Portraits concert at the Miller Theater on Monday evening. The virtuosic Talea Ensemble performed, and...
The list of significant conductors who have never appeared at the Metropolitan Opera grew shorter during the past two seasons with the acclaimed house debuts of Daniel Barenboim, Riccardo Muti and Esa-Pekka Salonen. One notable maestro, Pierre Boulez, remains on that list, and at 85 he is not likely to commit to a Met production, which would...
Pierre Boulez (født 26. marts 1925 i Frankrig) er en fransk komponist, dirigent, teoretiker og kulturentreprenør.
I 1959 forlod han Frankrig og slog sig ned i Baden-Baden, angivelig i protest mod den officielle franske musikpolitik. Efter en sejrrig international karriere vendte han i 1977 tilbage til Paris, nu gennem hovedporten.
Har bl.a. skrevet kantater, klavermusik, sonater samt elektronisk musik.
Af hans store værker nævnes Réspons fra 1981 og Le marteau sans maitre ("Den herreløse hammer") fra hans tidligere år.
Pierre Boulez modtog i 1992 Adorno-prisen