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Pierre Boulez
French composer and conductor Pierre Boulez conducts during a rehearsal ahead of a concert of contemporary music in Baden-Baden, Germany, in 2007. Michael Latz/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
French composer and conductor Pierre Boulez, photographed in Salzburg in 2011. Martin Schalk/Getty Images hide caption
Claude Debussy (1862-1918) ignored the old rules about how to write music and created a brave new world of sonic possibilities. adoc-photos/Corbis hide caption
A flight of beers to accompany some musical flights of fancy. iStock hide caption
A flautist from Konzerthausorchester Berlin performs during Musikfest Berlin 2010's tribute to Pierre Boulez. Kai Bienert hide caption
At age 85, conductor Pierre Boulez says he might start to cut back on concerts in favor of spending more time composing. courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc. hide caption
Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard takes an assortment of French music to WGBH in Boston. Felix Broede hide caption
Hear Aimard Perform In The WGBH Studio
Hear Franz Welser-Möst discuss Debussy and the Cleveland Orchestra
The Great Wave at Kanagawa, by Katsushika Hokusai. Wikimedia Commons hide caption