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Concert Preview
Mar 23, 2017
Recommended
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The CSO’s MusicNow series salutes the late Pierre Boulez
By Peter Margasak
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Nov 25, 2014
You have no excuse to give anyone a holiday album
Especially now that you know about these ten amazing box sets from the likes of Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, Pierre Boulez, Captain Beefheart, and Wilco
By Peter Margasak
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Music Feature
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2014 holiday gift guide
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Captain Beefheart
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Sun Zoom Spark: 1970 to 1972
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Rip Rense
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Pierre Boulez
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The Complete Columbia Album Collection
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Ensemble InterContemporain
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Miles Davis
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Miles at the Fillmore
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Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series Vol. 3
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Steve Grossman
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Chick Corea
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Keith Jarrett
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Dave Holland
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Jack DeJohnette
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Airto Moreira
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Bob Dylan
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The Band
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The Complete Basement Tapes
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Clinton Heylin
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William Onyeabor
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Akos Rozmann
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12 Stations/Tolv Stationer (1978-2001)
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12 Stations
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Stephen O'Malley
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The Complete Dial Modern Jazz Sessions
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Charlie Parker
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Wardell Gray
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Duke Jordan
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Shorty Rogers
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Russ Freeman
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Erroll Garner
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Dodo Marmarosa
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Howard McGhee
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Little Green Men
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Wilco
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Alpha Mike Foxtrot: Rare Tracks 1994-2014
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Jeff Tweedy
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Nels Cline
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John Stirratt
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Bill Bentley
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David Bither
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Fats Navarro
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Dizzy Gillespie
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Dexter Gordon
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Teddy Edwards
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Steve Marlow
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Jonathan Horwich
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Parchman Farm: Photographs and Field Recordings 1947-1959
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Alan Lomax
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Parchman Farm
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The Soul of Designer Records
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Style Wooten
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Roland Janes
Music
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Music Feature
Jun 13, 2013
A new box set gives experimental composer David Tudor his due
Despite his pioneering work with electronics and indeterminacy, he’s far more obscure than his friend John Cage—in part because he considered his music a living practice rather than something to be documented.
By Peter Margasak
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New York School
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Morton Feldman
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Earle Brown
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Christian Wolff
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Karlheinz Stockhausen
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Sylvano Bussotti
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Stefan Wolpe
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Pierre Boulez
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Matt Rogalsky
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Robert Rauschenberg
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Blogs
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Bleader
Apr 11, 2013
Maestro Muti returns to talk up CSO's next season
Riccardo Muti is back, touting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's next season.
By Deanna Isaacs
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Jaap van Zweden Anna Clyne
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Mason Bates
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On Media
Dec 11, 2012
A legendary CSO horn player struggles against time
Dale Clevenger is in his twilight years—and critics can't help but notice
By Michael Miner
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Andrew Patner
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Alice Render Clevenger
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Pierre Boulez
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association
Blogs
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Bleader
Sep 12, 2012
Video
ICE and Dal Niente lead this season's contemporary classical calendar
Concerts by International Contemporary Ensemble and Ensemble Dal Niente highlight this season's contemporary classical calendar
By Peter Margasak
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Post No Bills
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International Contemporary Ensemble
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Ensemble Dal Niente
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John Cage
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Pierre Boulez
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Chaya Czernowin
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Georg Friederich Haas
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Carla Kihlstedt
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Phyllis Chen
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Nuiko Wadden
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Janus
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Corbett vs. Dempsey
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Video
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Bleader
Jan 7, 2010
Dinner & a Show: Thursday, 1/7
Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants
By Whet Moser
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Arts
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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The Gage
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
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River East 21
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The Atrium Wine Bar
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Music Box
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Fianco
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Minna
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Trap Door Theatre
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Podhalanka Polksa Restauracja
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Deck The Hall
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Chicago Literary Hall of Fame
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Bolat African Cuisine
Music
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Soundboard
Jan 7, 2010
The List: January 7-13, 2009
Critics' Choices and other notable concerts: Lady Gaga, Pierre Boulez with the CSO, Rob Mazurek, Anvil, Das Boton, and more
By Barbara Yaross, Ann Sterzinger, Jessica Hopper, Peter Margasak, Bill Meyer, Miles Raymer, and Monica Kendrick
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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Pierre Boulez
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Names That Spell
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Lady Gaga
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The Fame Monster
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The Fame
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Rob Mazurek
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Chicago Underground Duo
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Exploding Star Orchestra
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Balkano
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Bryan Pardo
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Tatsu Aoki
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Miyumi Project
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Anvil! The Story of Anvil
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Bill Dolan
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Das Boton
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Cancer Bats
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Double Door
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Rosemont Theatre
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Green Mill
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Martyrs'
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Velvet Lounge
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House of Blues
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Hideout
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Bottom Lounge
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Akoo Theatre at Rosemont
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Akoo Theatre
Music
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Music Review
Dec 17, 1998
Beauty in the Strangest Places
By Lee Sandlin
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Pierre Boulez
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