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Pierre Boulez

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Occupation

conductor

Born

March 26, 1925

Zodiac

Aries

33,158

days lived

90

age at death

Born
March 26, 1925
Died
January 5, 2016 (aged 90)
Zodiac
♈︎Aries·ox 🐂
Updated Jul 2026

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Pierre's Birth Chart

Astrology
♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎☉☽☿♀♂♃♄⛢♆♇
Fire
Earth
Air
Water
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Sun Sign

Aries♈︎

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Moon Sign

Taurus♉︎

Dominant Element

Fire

⚠️ Rising sign requires birth time for accurate calculation

Planetary positions calculated for March 26, 1925

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2016
Day 33,157
Age 90

Death of Pierre Boulez

Confidence
96%
Jan 5, 2016

Pierre Boulez died in Baden-Baden, Germany.

2009
Day 30,597
Age 83

Praemium Imperiale

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2009

Awarded the Praemium Imperiale in Music.

2002
Day 28,040
Age 76

Glenn Gould Prize

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2002

Awarded the Glenn Gould Prize.

2000
Day 27,309
Age 74

Wolf Prize in Arts

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2000

Awarded the Wolf Prize in Arts.

1976
Day 18,543
Age 50

Conducts 'Der Ring des Nibelungen'

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1976

Conducted Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen' at Bayreuth Festival.

1971
Day 16,717
Age 45

Appointed Musical Advisor to President Pompidou

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1971

Appointed Musical Advisor to President Georges Pompidou.

1970
Day 16,352
Age 44

Founded IRCAM

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1970

Founded the Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique (IRCAM).

Day 16,352
Age 44

Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1970

Appointed Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

1969
Day 15,987
Age 43

Cleveland Orchestra Principal Guest Conductor

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1969

Appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra.

1966
Day 14,891
Age 40

Conducts 'Parsifal' at Bayreuth

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1966

Conducted Wagner's 'Parsifal' at Bayreuth Festival.

1955
Day 10,873
Age 29

Le Marteau sans maître

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1955

Composition of 'Le Marteau sans maître'.

1954
Day 10,508
Age 28

Domaine musical concerts

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1954

Started Domaine musical concerts in Paris.

1945
Day 7,221
Age 19

Studies with René Leibowitz

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1945

Began studying serialism with René Leibowitz.

1944
Day 6,855
Age 18

Paris Conservatoire

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1944

Entered the Paris Conservatoire.

Day 6,855
Age 18

Studies with Messiaen

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1944

Began studying with Olivier Messiaen.

1940
Day 5,394
Age 14

Early musical studies

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1940

Began piano lessons.

1925
Day 0
Age 0

Birth of Pierre Boulez

Confidence
96%
Mar 26, 1925

Born in Montbrison, Loire, France.