George Gershwin

1898 - 1937

5 upcoming concerts with music by George Gershwin and 89 in total on Live Klassisk.

George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned jazz, popular and classical music. Among his best-known works are the songs "Swanee" (1919) and "Fascinating Rhythm" (1924), the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in Paris (1928) and his Piano Concerto (1925), the jazz standards "Embraceable You" (1928) and "I Got Rhythm" (1930) and the opera Porgy and Bess (1935), which included the hit "Summertime". His Of Thee I Sing (1931) was the first musical to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, although as composer, he did not participate in rec

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Most played works

Works by George Gershwin on Live Klassisk, counted across all 89 concerts. Upcoming ones first.

• Porgy and Bess17 concerts · 1 upcoming
• Rhapsody in Blue9 concerts · 1 upcoming
• An American in Paris18 concerts
• Summertime4 concerts
• Piano Concerto2 concerts
• Girl Crazy2 concerts
• Cuban Overture2 concerts
• A Tribute to Gershwin2 concerts
• Someone to Watch Over Me1 concerts
• Slap That Bass1 concerts