Artist

Pierre Boulez

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Biography

"Music is a labyrinth with no beginning and no end, full of new paths to discover, where mystery remains eternal." –Pierre Boulez

Born Pierre Louis Joseph Boulez on March 26, 1925, in Montbrison, Loire, France. Died Jan. 5, 2016, in Baden-Baden, Germany.
Pierre Boulez began his career in the 1940s as music director of the Compagnie Renaud-Barrault theater company in Paris. In the '50s, he became a leader in the avant-garde movement. The French composer and conductor's breakthrough came with the 1955's "Le Marteau Sans Maître," which has been called one of the most important compositions of the post-war era. Subsequently, he became known for pioneering the electronic transformation of instrumental music in real time.
Boulez took home his first GRAMMYs for 1967: Album Of The Year, Classical and Best Opera Recording for Berg: Wozzeck.
Did you know? Boulez is among the top GRAMMY winners of all time with 26.
Boulez was honored with a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015.
Boulez founded an array of musical institutions across Europe: Domaine Musical, the Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique, the Ensemble Intercontemporain, and the Cité de la Musique.

All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Pierre Boulez

2011 • 53rd Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Orchestral Performance

Stravinsky: Pulcinella; Symphony In Three Movements; Four Études. Pierre Boulez

2010 • 52nd Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestr

2006 • 48th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

Boulez: Le Marteau Sans Maître, Dérive 1 & 2. Pierre Boulez, Ensemble InterContemporain, Odile Auboin, Vincent Bauer, Michel Cerutti, Samuel Favre, Marie-Therese Ghirardi, Emmanuelle Ophèle

2004 • 46th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Classical Album

Mahler: Symphony No. 3. Pierre Boulez, Anne Sofie von Otter, Christian Gansch
Best Orchestral Performance

Mahler: Symphony No. 3. Pierre Boulez

2002 • 44th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Chamber Music Performance

Boulez: Sur Incises; Messagesquisse; Anthèmes 2. Pierre Boulez, Ensemble InterContemporain
Best Contemporary Classical Composition

Boulez: Sur Incises. Pierre Boulez
Classical Album

Boulez Conducts Varèse (Amériques; Arcana; Déserts; Ionisation). Pierre Boulez, Helmut Burk, Karl-August Naegler
Best Orchestral Performance

Boulez Conducts Varèse - Amériques, Arcana, Déserts & Ionisation. Pierre Boulez
Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestr

Schoenberg: Piano Concerto, Etc./Berg: Sonata, Op. 1/Webern: Variations, Op. 27. Mitsuko Uchida
Classical Album

Schoenberg: Piano Concerto, Etc./Berg: Sonata, Op. 1/Webern: Variations, Op. 27. Pierre Boulez, Mitsuko Uchida, Wilhelm Hellweg

2000 • 42nd Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Classical Album

Bartók: Violin Con. No. 2; Rhapsodies Nos. 1 And 2. Pierre Boulez, Gil Shaham, Christian Gansch
Best Orchestral Performance
Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestr

Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 2; Rhapsodies Nos. 1 And 2. Pierre Boulez, Gil Shaham
Best Contemporary Classical Composition

Boulez: Répons. Pierre Boulez
Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestr

Scriabin: Piano Concerto (Track). Pierre Boulez, Anatol Ugorski
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

1999 • 41st Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Classical Album

Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle. Pierre Boulez, Jessye Norman, Laszlo Polgar, Karl-August Naegler
Best Opera Recording

Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle. Jessye Norman, Laszlo Polgar, Pierre Boulez, Karl-August Naegler
Best Orchestral Performance

Mahler: Symphony No. 9. Pierre Boulez

1998 • 40th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Orchestral Performance

Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Tristia. Pierre Boulez
Classical Album

Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Tristia (Album). Pierre Boulez, Helmut Burk

1997 • 39th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Classical Album

Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin; Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta. Pierre Boulez, Karl-August Naegler
Best Orchestral Performance
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Best Orchestral Performance

1996 • 38th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Classical Album

Bartók: Divertimento; Dance Suite, Etc.. Pierre Boulez, Karl-August Naegler
Best Orchestral Performance
Best Orchestral Performance

Debussy: La Mer. Pierre Boulez
Classical Album

Debussy: La Mer; Nocturnes; Jeux. Pierre Boulez, Karl-August Naegler

1995 • 37th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Orchestral Performance

Bartók: Concerto For Orchestra: Four Orchestral Pieces, Op. 12. Pierre Boulez
Classical Album

Bartók: Concerto For Orchestra; Four Orchestral Pieces, Op. 12. Pierre Boulez, Karl-August Naegler

1994 • 36th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Classical Album

Bartók: The Wooden Prince & Cantata Profana. Pierre Boulez, John Aler, John Tomlinson, Karl-August Naegler
Best Choral Performance

Bartók: Cantata Profana. Pierre Boulez
Best Orchestral Performance

Bartók: The Wooden Prince. Pierre Boulez
Best Orchestral Performance

1983 • 25th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Opera Recording

Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen. Jeannine Altmeyer, Hermann Becht, Peter Hofmann, Siegfried Jerusalem, Gwyneth Jones, Manfred Jung, Donald McIntyre, Matti Salminen, Ortrun Wenkel, Heinz Zednik, Pierre Boulez, Andrew Kazdin

1981 • 23rd Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Opera Recording

Berg: Lulu (Complete Version). Pierre Boulez, Gunther Breest, Michael Horwath
Classical Album

Berg: Lulu (Complete Version). Pierre Boulez, Gunther Breest, Michael Horwath

1980 • 22nd Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Classical Album

Webern: The Complete Works Of Anton Webern, Volume 1 (Album). Pierre Boulez, Paul Myers

1979 • 21st Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Chamber Music Performance

Berg: Chamber Concerto For Piano And Violin/ Four Pieces For Clarinet And Piano (Album). Pierre Boulez
Best Orchestral Performance

1978 • 20th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Orchestral Performance

1977 • 19th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Orchestral Performance
Best Opera Recording

Schoenberg: Moses Und Aaron (Album). Pierre Boulez, Paul Myers

1976 • 18th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Classical Album

Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloe (Complete Ballet) (Album). Pierre Boulez, Andrew Kazdin
Best Choral Performance
Best Orchestral Performance

1974 • 16th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Classical Album

Bartók: Concerto For Orchestra. Pierre Boulez, Thomas Z. Shepard
Best Orchestral Performance

1973 • 15th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Orchestral Performance

1972 • 14th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Orchestral Performance
Classical Album

Boulez Conducts Boulez: Pli Selon Pli (Album). Pierre Boulez, Paul Myers
Best Orchestral Performance
Best Opera Recording

Wagner: Parsifal (Album). Pierre Boulez, Hans Hirsch

1971 • 13th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Opera Recording

Debussy: Pelleas Et Melisande (Album). Pierre Boulez, Paul Myers
Best Choral Performance
Classical Album

Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps (Album). Pierre Boulez, Thomas Z. Shepard
Best Orchestral Performance

1970 • 12th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Orchestral Performance
Classical Album

Boulez Conducts Berg (Three Pieces For Orchestra/Chamber Concerto/Altenberg Lieder) (Album). Pierre Boulez, Thomas Z. Shepard
Best Orchestral Performance
Classical Album

Boulez Conducts Debussy, Vol. 2 "Images Pour Orchestre" (Album). Pierre Boulez, Thomas Z. Shepard