Composer & conductor
Pierre Boulez
Argued in print that opera houses should be blown up, then spent decades conducting in them. He founded IRCAM and ran the New York Philharmonic.
Pierre Louis Joseph Boulez was a French composer, conductor and writer, and the founder of several musical institutions. He was one of the dominant figures of post-war contemporary classical music.
- Born
- 1925-03-26, Montbrison, FranceA Thursday
- Died
- 2016-01-05, Baden-Baden, GermanyA Tuesday, aged 90
- At birth
- Sun in Aries, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1925-03-26, Montbrison, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
Europe/ParisThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 5°19′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 29°08′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 23°10′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 27°58′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 1°35′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 19°29′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 13°27′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 22°15′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 20°07′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 11°24′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2016-01-05, Baden-Baden, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 14°31′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 19°45′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 1°02′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 7°28′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 1°01′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 23°13′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 11°37′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 16°36′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 7°39′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 15°12′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Pierre Boulez was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.