This pianist is performing “Rhapsody in Blue” by George Gershwin using two instruments 🎹🎹 She began the piece softly and melodically… Then continued the performance with piano and orchestra giving it its full iconic jazz-classical power! 🎧 Close your eyes for a moment — can you feel how Gershwin took the soul of American Jazz and merged it with Classical Piano… creating a timeless masterpiece? Hint: This piece was premiered in 1924 … and changed the future of modern music forever. **#GeorgeGe

Rhapsody in Blue - Tips & Tricks 💡 Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue is an icon of American culture and one of the most ingenious musical creations of the 20th century. From the opening clarinet glissando to the final flourish between piano and orchestra, the piece is filled with colorful orchestration and dynamic rhythms depicting the hustle and bustle of 1920s urban life, as well as countless memorable motives and melodies capturing the passion and yearning of the era. Join concert pianist and prof

Not only a legendary conductor, composer, educator, and cultural figurehead, Leonard Bernstein was also an estimable pianist. Experience his performance as soloist in Gershwin’s irresistible “Rhapsody in Blue” with the New York Philharmonic, now available on Carnegie Hall : carnegiehallplus.com | Carnegie Hall

Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue (Wayne Marshall, Orchestre national d’Île-de-France)