Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: Pierre Boulez ( pronounce : â Boo-layz ) ( born Montbrison , Loire , 26 March 1925 ) is one of the most important French composers of modern classical music .
Simplified: Pierre Boulez ( born March 26 , 1925 ) is a French composer of contemporary classical music and a conductor . Boulez was born in Montbrison , Loire , France .