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![Photos held in The Cleveland Orchestra Archives capture Pierre Boulez’s precision of gesture over the years. Franz Welser-Möst describes his “effortless control of the orchestra. You don’t see him [make] big movements … but it seems like all the strings between every single player and him are attached to his 10 fingers. And he does a little movement with one finger, and you get an explosion from one part of the orchestra.”](https://images.baskercdn.com/clevelandorchestra/media/boulez1_grid.jpg?w=500&h=300&f=cover&fx=50&fy=50)
A Sculptor of Sound: Celebrating Pierre Boulez on his 100th Birthday
Pierre Boulez (1925–2016) inspired generations of musicians and listeners as a composer, conductor, and pedagogue of exceptional caliber and generosity.
Long before The Cleveland Orchestra was lauded as “America’s finest,” the city relied on a concert-schedule crowded with visiting performers, soloists, and conductors for musical enrichment.
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Learn directly from the legendary conductor Pierre Boulez in a special archival masterclass from April 5, 1996, featuring The Cleveland Orchestra and five promising conductors.
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