Pierre Boulez, classical music's maverick, dies aged 90

The composer, conductor, writer and performer, who directed the New York Philharmonic, had been ill for some timeTributes have been paid to the composer and conductor Pierre Boulez, a towering figure in the evolution of western music, who has died at his home in Germany, aged 90.
Boulez died on Tuesday at his adopted home in Baden Baden. A family statement read: “For all those who knew him and who could appreciate his creative energy, artistic standards, availability and generosity, his pr