Packed with Gershwin’s own dazzling piano solos, Rhapsody in Blue ... Ira writing the lyrics) and he quickly become part of New York’s glamorous and sophisticated ‘high society’. George ...

Rhapsody” may lack the title of “concerto,” but its flashy solos and catchy tunes have attracted a century’s worth of famous pianists to Davies — including Gershwin himself in 1937.

The April 28 performance is "about showing strength in the togetherness of orchestras in America," said Biegel.

Growing up in New York City, George Gershwin’s musical gift became clear when he began to play a piano that had been bought for his older brother, Ira ... idea for Rhapsody in Blue came to ...