BSO Celebrates 100th Birthday Of Music Icon

The Boston Symphony Orchestra is celebrating the 100th birthday of a contemporary music icon.

WBUR's Andrea Shea has more.

For more than half a century Elliot Carter has broken musical conventions with his complex, atonal works.

Carter will be on hand as fans gather today at Symphony Hall for the world premiere of 'Intervensions,' a new Carter piece for Piano and Orchestra.

This makes Carter the oldest living composer to introduce a significant piece at such a significant age.

CARTER: I forget that I'm 100 I don't really think about it much. I'm thinking about notes.Time:05]

Carter's notes will be played by the BSO today, tonight and tomorrow, topping off a weeklong celebration at venues around Boston.

Next week the party moves to Carnegie Hall in New York.

Elliot Carter turns 100 on December 11th.