In 1976 Pierre Boulez, then already a cutting-edge musician in France, named an unknown 19-year-old to be the resident pianist in his elite Parisian troupe, the Ensemble InterContemporain.

1976年，当时的法国领军音乐家皮埃尔·布列兹把一位默默无闻的19岁男孩命名为“现代乐集”——布列兹的精英巴黎剧团——的常驻钢琴师。

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His recording, made in Cardiff in 1985, has outsold Bernstein, Pierre Boulez, Claudio Abbado and all other contenders.

ECONOMIST: Gilbert Kaplan

Both on stage and in his recordings he's played music ranging from the concertos of Beethoven and Brahms to music by modern masters such as Pierre Boulez, Olivier Messiaen, and Elliott Carter.

NPR: Pierre-Laurent Aimard and the Art of the Etude

In 1973, Aimard won first prize at the Messiaen Competition, and at age 19 he was chosen by Pierre Boulez to become the first solo pianist for the influential new music group, Ensemble InterContemporain.

NPR: Pierre-Laurent Aimard and the Art of the Etude