Last year, he accomplished the dream. The banjo virtuoso and 18-time Grammy Award-winning musician will play his banjo-centric rendition of “Rhapsody in Blue” with the Atlanta Symphony ...

'Rhapsody in Blue,' Gershwin's musical melting pot, at 100 On Feb. 12, 1924, a sassy fusion of jazz and classical music debuted in New York, sparking a mutual exchange of ideas still debated today.

When Theron Brown was an undergraduate jazz studies student at the University of Akron, the thought of performing George ...

CBS News (Video) "Rhapsody in Blue" turns 100. Posted: October 20, 2024 | Last updated: October 20, 2024. This year, musicians all over the world, from Carnegie Hall to the Hollywood Bowl, are ...

One of the 20th century’s most enduring, endearing works of classical music, George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” was written and premiered in 1924.

CBS News Sunday Morning recently presented a nice piece on the 100th anniversary of George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.” The actual anniversary was last February, but no matter.

The version of Rhapsody played on Friday, which will be repeated at 8 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, was not another reimagining. But sometimes it felt like one.

The La Crosse Symphony Orchestra is thrilled to celebrate the centennial anniversary of George Gershwin’s beloved "Rhapsody in Blue," featuring special guest pianist Michelle Cann.

George Gershwin’s 1924 composition Rhapsody in Blue is so timeless that it seems scarcely possible that he composed it 100 years ago. Its centenary offers us a special opportunity to celebrate ...

BSO announces ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ with Mayor Wu at free concert The Sept. 21 Concert for the City will feature the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops, and several other performing groups ...

Local News Watch: Mayor Wu plays ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ with Boston Pops Saturday was Wu's second performance at the Boston Symphony Orchestra's free concert event.

Béla Fleck surprised the Blossom Music Center crowd Saturday night, July 6, by how well he adapted the solo piano part for the banjo in his transcription of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue ...