Programme published
The programme of the symposium 'Pierre Boulez and his Cultural Legacy Today' (6/7 November, Institut Français d'Ecosse) is now available here.
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Pierre Boulez and His Cultural Legacy Today Symposium, Institut Français Edinburgh , 6-7 November 2025, with two live concerts and a workshop featuring violinist Rachel Koblyakov Supported by the Royal Musical Association As a composer, conductor, administrator and thinker, Pierre Boulez emerged as one of the decisive figures of the trente glorieuse , the period of unprecedented economic growth and prosperity, the welfare state, technological innovation, European integration and cultural participation in France and Europe after the Second World War. There was a darker side, however, notably France’s unsettled colonial history, epitomised by the brutal war in Algeria, as well as deepening social divisions, all coming to a head in the events of Mai 68. The national dimension is at most one aspect of Boulez’s music and personality, in any case: while, for many, his music epitomises a distinctly French, post-Debussyian colourism, he embraced serialism at a time when it was firm...
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