As a flutist, Monteux played under the batons of Arturo Toscanini, Bruno Walter, Thomas Beecham, Leopold Stokowski, Pablo Casals, Igor Stravinsky, and his father.
As a conductor, he served as music director of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra (1953–1956) and the Hudson Valley Philharmonic (1959–1975).
He made commercial recordings for such labels as London and Phillips, including works by Mozart and Bach with the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields.
His son Gerard, was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1955, and is a television sports host and nature photographer under the professional name of William (Bill) Patrick,[2] as well as a board member of the Pierre Monteux School.
Monteux was widowed upon the death of his wife Mary Ann, and his son Alain also pre-deceased him.