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Pierre Boulez (1925-2016)

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Sensuality and modern music: Barbara Hannigan
Barbara Hannigan talks about her relationship with Boulez, on singing Pli selon pli, and returning to the London Symphony Orchestra to conduct two programmes.
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Year of birth1925
Year of death2016
NationalityFrance
PeriodModern
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ViennaEnsemble Kontrapunkte

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Kosviner, Czernowin, Boulez
Gottfried Rabl; Ensemble Kontrapunkte; Andreas Planyavsky

LondonPierre-Laurent Aimard / Sir George Benjamin

Wigmore Hall
Obukhov, Boulez, Benjamin, Ravel
Pierre-Laurent Aimard; Sir George Benjamin

New York CityPierre-Laurent Aimard, piano with Sir George Benjamin, piano

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Obukhov, Boulez, Benjamin, Ravel
Pierre-Laurent Aimard; Sir George Benjamin

LondonLSO FuturesWorld premiere

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Kochavi, Scott, Shin, Boulez
London Symphony Orchestra; Maxime Pascal; Seong-Jin Cho

PragueCzech Philharmonic • Thomas Adès

Czech Philharmonic
Kurtág, Boulez, Adès, Busoni, Ravel
Czech Philharmonic; Thomas Adès; Josef Špaček Jr; Václav Petr
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Boulez, Millepied and Salonen at New York Philharmonic

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Pierre Boulez’ Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna is choreograped by Benjamin Millepied for a New York Philharmonic performance, led by Esa-Pekka Salonen.
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London Sinfonietta explodes fixed views of Boulez

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 Pierre Boulez died in 2016, but on this evidence of this exploration into …explosante-fixe…, his music will live on. 
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Salonen leads an electrifying Boulez tribute in New York

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The Philharmonic continues its celebration of the composer-conductor’s centennial with pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard as soloist in an innovative program juxtaposing selections by the modernist maestro with pieces by Debussy.

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Fiesta! Philippe Jordan’s Spanish postcard from the Festival Ravel

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Born to a Basque mother just ten miles from the Spanish border, Ravel excelled at authentic Spanish flavours as heard in this splendid festival concert by the Orchestre National de France.
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At Festival Ravel: tilting at windmills

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Don Quixote provides the inspiration for songs by Ravel and Ibert, the high point of a bitty programme in contrast to an early evening recital which followed the perfect trajectory.
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