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Biography
- Gershwin never attended a music conservatory and still became a talented and favorite American composer.
- Gershwin would play tennis with Arnold Schoenberg, a great German composer, once a week!
- One of Gershwin’s great ‘Folk Operas’ known as Porgy and Bess was a box office flop when it first premiered in 1935.
Famous Works
Listen to Gershwin
These pieces made George Gershwin famous all around the world. Press a Listen button and hear the music for yourself!
Rhapsody in Blue
An American in Paris
Porgy and Bess
Piano Concerto in F
Symphony Spotlight
Where can you hear George Gershwin's music?
The Columbus Symphony brings this music to life on stage. Check out these programs, and maybe you can hear it in person!
