Pierre Boulez Death Cause and Date

Pierre Boulez's Death

Born (Birthday) March 26, 1925

Death Date January 5, 2016

Age of Death 90 years

Cause of Death N/A

Profession Composer

The composer Pierre Boulez died at the age of 90. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

French composer, conductor, writer, and pianist known for his serialism. His Second Piano Sonata from 1948 was composed when he was just 23. He was honored with a lifetime achievement award at the 2015 Grammy’s.

He was raised in a Catholic household, but converted to atheism later on.

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People see me as a theoretician, but my music is also seductive, even spiritual.

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I said if I ever conducted, I would always give myself the best chance to succeed – though sometimes, despite everything, you still fail.

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I always admired very much the virtuosity in Strauss because, really, he’s a master of using the orchestra. And I like virtuosity, I must say, even if the taste of the music is not always mine.

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I almost chose the career of an ethnomusicologist because I was so fascinated by that music. It gives a different feeling of time.

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The most difficult problem in conducting is intonation. You must know what is wrong and how to correct it.

Pierre Boulez Death Cause and Date