The Philharmonie de Paris offers free streaming of a concert recorded in celebration of the composer’s 90th birthday last year.

In tribute to the late Pierre Boulez, the Philharmonie de Paris is streaming a recording of a live concert by the new music group founded by the French composer, Ensemble Intercontemporain. Performing some of Boulez’s most lauded works, the concert was given as part of a weekend-long series in celebration of Boulez’s 90th birthday last year.

It’s a fitting venue for a tribute to the revered composer, who was one of the principal instigators behind the new Philharmonie de Paris concert hall’s construction. For more than 50 years, Boulez established music research centres, initiated performance space constructions, and assisted with the foundation of ensembles. Paris’ premier performance venue, the Cite de la Musique, opened in 1995 and encapsulated Boulez’s dream for an advanced concert hall equipped with electric sound and flexible layout to host contemporary works. However the Cite only seats 900, and by the turn of the century, Boulez was already planning for a new concert hall to host big symphony orchestras.

Designed by French architect Jean Nouvel, the Philharmonie de Paris ranks among the...