In 1971 Pierre Boulez became the first Frenchman to serve as music director of this great American orchestra
He tried to remake that 
machinery in 1971, when he became music director simultaneously of the... [DOC] [TLE] Composer Pierre Boulez dies at 90 - BBC News - BBC.com [PAR] Jan 6, 2016 ... French composer and conductor Pierre Boulez dies at the age of 90.