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Pierre Boulez

(1925–2016) Conductor France

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Pierre Boulez was a conductor from France, best known for Penser la musique aujourd'hui.

Quick Facts About Pierre Boulez

Born
March 26, 1925
Died
January 5, 2016
Nationality
France
Profession
Conductor
Notable works
Penser la musique aujourd'hui
Known for
Le marteau sans maître

About Pierre Boulez

Pierre Louis Joseph Boulez was a French composer, conductor and writer, and the founder of several musical institutions. He was one of the dominant figures of post-war contemporary classical music.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Grammy Awards Pour le Mérite Praemium Imperiale Austrian Decoration for Science and Art Theodor W. Adorno Award Goethe Medal Ernst von Siemens Music Prize Polar Music Prize
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Bach Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg Berliner Kunstpreis Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the State of Vienna Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel Robert Schumann Prize for Poetry and Music honorary doctor of the Royal College of Music Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Chamber-Scale Composition) Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Conductor) Wolf Prize in Arts Léonie Sonning Music Prize Edison Music Awards Grawemeyer Awards Glenn Gould Prize Medal for Merit to Culture BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Commander of the Order of the British Empire Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres

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