As composer and conductor (of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philarmonic), Pierre Boulez regularly appears with the greatest orchestras and opera houses throughout the world. In these conversations with Cecile Gilly, he recalls not only the great moments of 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.