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ComposerGershwin, George (1898-1937)
PeriodEarly 20th century
Work typeOrchestral
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LucerneLucerne Symphony Orchestra

© Priska Ketterer | Lucerne Festival
Palmgren, Gershwin, Tchaikovsky
Lucerne Symphony Orchestra; Michael Sanderling; Alexander Malofeev

LondonAmerican Classics

BBC Proms
Tower, Bernstein, Gershwin, Moross, Copland, Still
Philharmonia Orchestra; Marin Alsop; Marcus Roberts Trio

LondonTrader's World - A celebration of the life and career of Trader Faulkner

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Coward, Steiner, Medtner, Gershwin, Giraud, Fauré, Debussy, Piazzolla, Falla, Albéniz, Parra
Viv McLean; Tyler Hay; Sofia Kirwan-Baez
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Four hands, 32 strings: Seattle Chamber Music Society’s opener

James Ehnes leads Mendelssohn’s Octet © Jena Poppe

An evening of piano four-hands and Mendelssohn’s Octet launch Seattle Chamber Music Society’s summer festival, with distinct personalities repeatedly braiding into something larger.

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Improvisatory Gershwin from Ryan Wang with Chromatica Orchestra

Ryan Wang and Chromatica Orchestra © Monika Jakubowska
Energetic yet atmospheric performances from Chromatica Orchestra, with Ingunn Korsgård Hagen providing firm yet spirited direction.
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Tokyo Philharmonic and Myung-whun Chung launch European tour in Berlin

Myung-whun Chung © Takafumi Ueno | Tokyo Philharmonic
The Tokyo Philharmonic visits the Berlin Philharmonie to bring finesse to a catchy programme featuring Bernstein, Gershwin and Prokofiev.
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Pushing the boundaries of percussion: Adélaïde Ferrière

Adélaïde Ferrière © Cécile Lhuillier Gorce
Love for the marimba, for which she has created transcriptions, her taste for Xenakis' complex installations, her life as soloist and chamber musician: welcome to the percussion world of Adélaïde Ferrière.