George Gershwin, photographed in his 72nd Street apartment in New York in 1934. His Rhapsody in Blue premiered 100 years ago on Feb. 12, 1924.

When “Rhapsody in Blue” was first performed at New York City’s Aeolian Concert Hall 100 years ago this month, it was a cultural watershed. Concertgoers gushed. Critics swooned.

George Gershwin, photographed in his 72nd Street apartment in New York in 1934. His Rhapsody in Blue premiered 100 years ago on Feb. 12, 1924.

As orchestras around the country celebrate “Rhapsody in Blue” throughout 2024, it’s important to think of the piece as more than just music. In a year when Americans are fretting about our ...

Gershwin’s contribution to the program, “ Rhapsody in Blue,” would go on to exceed anyone’s wildest expectations, becoming one of the best-known works of the 20th century.

Featured piano soloist will be San Francisco’s Allegra Chapman, playing George Gershwin’s iconic “Rhapsody in Blue” with the USO. Chapman is a multi-talented soloist, chamber musician and ...

George Gershwin’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ Still Hits the Right Notes at 100 The most famous American classical work incorporated vernacular genres and remains an inspiration to musicians today. By ...

George Gershwin, photographed in his 72nd Street apartment in New York in 1934. His Rhapsody in Blue premiered 100 years ago on Feb. 12, 1924. "My idea for the concert," Whiteman wrote in his ...

George Gershwin, photographed in his 72nd Street apartment in New York in 1934. His Rhapsody in Blue premiered 100 years ago on Feb. 12, 1924. "My idea for the concert," Whiteman wrote in his ...

It was the opening salvo that introduced George Gershwin 's Rhapsody in Blue, a piece teeming with possibilities not only for the composer but for what American music could sound like.