Pierre Boulez

I always think the relationship between a teacher and a student should be short and maybe violent. You don't need to spend years together. All you need is an explosion: you are the material to explode; the teacher is the detonator.

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These are some quotes by French author Pierre Boulez Composer, who lived between March 26, 1925 and January 5, 2016.

Quotes by Pierre Boulez

I wanted contemporary music to be treated the same as the traditional repertoire - performed regularly by people who knew each other and the music. That is the way you convince an audience.

Pierre Boulez

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Acting and performing music is exactly the same. Therefore, an actor, for instance, who is very impressive, he's not simply imitating or trying to imitate, but he must dominate this kind of feeling, and then he transmits it in a much stronger way.

Pierre Boulez

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I said if I ever conducted, I would always give myself the best chance to succeed - though sometimes, despite everything, you still fail.

Pierre Boulez

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