"To study music, we must learn the rules. To create music, we must break them." - Nadia Boulanger

 

 

Juliette Nadia Boulanger was a French composer, conductor, and teacher who taught many of the leading composers and musicians of the 20th century. She also performed as a pianist and organist.

 

 

Born: September 16, 1887, Paris

Died: October 22, 1979, Paris

Education: Conservatoire de Paris

Siblings: Lili Boulanger

Movies: Nadia Boulanger: Mademoiselle

Parents: Raissa Myshetskaya, Ernest Boulanger