2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Pierre Boulez, founder of Ircam. To open this year of festivities, the Philharmonie de Paris will be playing his pieces Messagesquisse (1976), Répons (1981-1984), and …explosante-fixe… (1991-1993) on 6 January. The Resource Centre offers a selection of documents to help you find out more about these three major works in Pierre Boulez’s repertoire.
The media library presents a selection of its new acquisitions.
Please note that the library will be closed from the evening of 20 December. It will reopen on Tuesday 7 January at 2pm.
The purpose of the documentation center is to build up and disseminate a body of references on contemporary music, on the relationship between art, science and technology, and on musical research. It also brings together all of the Institute's knowledge and creative resources: concert and conference archives, scores, scientific and popular articles, etc. All these resources are available to the public through the Ircam media library (open Tuesday to Friday, 2:00 to 5:30 pm) and the databases accessible through the portal.
La médiathèque de l'Ircam est ouverte au public du mardi au vendredi, de 14h à 17h30. La consultation est ouverte à tout le monde, l'emprunt est soumis à abonnement.