Pierre Boulez

Principal Guest Conductor, 1995–2006

Helen Regenstein Conductor Emeritus, 2006–2016


Pierre Boulez made his debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in February 1969. His first week included the subscription-concert debut of Daniel Barenboim as soloist in Bartók’s First Piano Concerto. In 1995, he was invited by Barenboim to become the Orchestra’s third principal guest conductor; in 2006, he became its Helen Regenstein Conductor Emeritus.

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Pierre Boulez