Boulez at 100

Boulez at 100 commemorates Pierre Boulez’s centenary through a concert combining performance, technology, and conversation. Acclaimed pianists Gloria Cheng and Ralph van Raat present Boulez’s music alongside works by composers whose styles intersect with, anticipate, or challenge his modernist and experimental ideas. The event is hosted by Tod Machover, Faculty Director of the MIT Media Lab.

The program explores Boulez’s artistic dialogue with John Cage, Morton Feldman, Frank Zappa, Magnus Lindberg, and Olivier Messiaen, including selections from the rarely performed *Structures*, Books I and II. Together, the works examine Boulez’s influence across generations, genres, and musical traditions.

When: Monday, November 23

Showtime: 7:30 p.m.

Venue: Thomas Tull Concert Hall, MIT Music and Theater Arts at Kresge

Performers: Gloria Cheng and Ralph van Raat, pianists

Host: Tod Machover, MIT Media Lab Faculty Director

Program: Pierre Boulez, *Structures Livre 1*, 1a (1952); John Cage, *Music for Piano 4*, 19 (1953); Boulez, *Scherzo* (1945); Morton Feldman, *Two Pianos* (1957); Magnus Lindberg, *Play I* (1979); Boulez, *Structures Livre 2*, Chapitre 2 (1961); Boulez, *Courtes dérives à partir d’Éclat* (1996); Frank Zappa, *Ruth Is Sleeping* (1992); and Olivier Messiaen, “Amen de la Consommation” from *Visions de l’Amen* (1943).

Tickets: Price not available