Boulez stepped down from this position in 1991 to devote more time to composing and conducting.

BBC: The modern touch of Boulez

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

ECONOMIST: Gilbert Kaplan

In it, Boulez put an instrumental ensemble of 21 musicians on stage and placed six soloists around the hall.

NPR: IRCAM: The Quiet House Of Sound

Boulez had been interested in electronic music since the 1950s, but he'd always been dissatisfied with the way electronics had been combined with acoustic instruments.

NPR: IRCAM: The Quiet House Of Sound

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

There were many themes: the link between Schiller and Verdi, the complete songs of Hugo Wolf, the choreography of Hans van Manen, the music of Smetana and of Pierre Boulez, and the Scottish harp in all its forms.

ECONOMIST: Summer festivals