Boulez Special

Double portrait of French post-war composer extraordinaire / April 2025

2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Pierre Boulez. This French composer and conductor remains, for many, the groundbreaking champion of abstract, almost mathematical music.

Yet this great innovator also wrote a large number of sensual works that are characterized by their use of colour and atmosphere, music more akin to that of Debussy. In 2025, the Muziekgebouw celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of Boulez with a double portrait that shows the two faces of this French post-war composer extraordinaire.

  • Boulez 100

    Asko|Schönberg + I SOLISTI
    Thu 24 Apr 2025 20:15

    The monumental Répons with electronics and six soloists
    Boulez, Tenney

    Grote Zaal
  • Boulez and the piano

    Ralph van Raat + Gloria Cheng
    Fri 25 Apr 2025 20:15

    Raw energy and tonal beauty by an uncompromising innovator
    Boulez, Lindberg, Zappa, Feldman, Stravinsky

    Grote Zaal