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.
Quotes
"People see me as a theoretician, but my music is also seductive, even spiritual.
"I said if I ever conducted, I would always give myself the best chance to succeed – though sometimes, despite everything, you still fail.
"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.
"I almost chose the career of an ethnomusicologist because I was so fascinated by that music. It gives a different feeling of time.
"The most difficult problem in conducting is intonation. You must know what is wrong and how to correct it.