'Rhapsody In Blue' Inspires at 100

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Feb 12, 2024

Today marks 100 years to the day since George Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue" premiered at the Aeolian Hall in New York City. We discuss about the composition's legacy with Colin and Eric Jacobsen, artistic directors of the orchestral collective The Knights, who have organized the multiyear project Rhapsody, as well as pianist Lara Downes, who recently released "Rhapsody in Blue, Reimagined."

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