As composer and conductor (of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and New York Philharmonic) Pierre Boulez regularly appears with the greatest orchestras and opera houses throughout the world. In these unique conversations with Cecile Gilly, he recalls not only the great moments in his career, but brings penetrating insights into the art of conducting, including his views on other great composer-conductors (Berlioz, Wagner, Mahler, Strauss). Boulez speaks unusually frankly about the way his own music has changed as a result of his conducting career, and how he sees the role of the conductor and performer today.