Performers rehearse in January 2018 for the controversial Hungarian State Opera production of George Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess. Attila Kisbenedek/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
George Gershwin
Lara Downes' new album, America Again, comes out Oct. 28. Rik Keller/Courtesy of the artist. hide caption
George Gershwin's beloved An American In Paris features the sounds of taxi horns — but a musicologist argues we've been using the wrong ones. Creative Commons hide caption
Frank Sinatra captured by photographer William "PoPsie" Randolph during a 1943 concert. Author Ben Yagoda points to Sinatra as one of the interpreters who helped revive the Great American Songbook. William "PoPsie" Randolph/Courtesy of Riverhead hide caption
Hunting and gathering music for your Thanksgiving holiday? Check out our playlist. iStockphoto.com hide caption
Soprano Cheryl Barker (as Jenůfa) and tenor Peter Wedd (as Luca) sing in a production of Leoš Janáček's Jenůfa from Opera Australia. Patrick Riviere/Getty Images hide caption
Gustavo Dudamel leads the L.A. Philharmonic and pianist Herbie Hancock in an all-Gershwin season opener. Matthew Imaging/Los Angeles Philharmonic hide caption
L.A. Philharmonic Goes Gershwin In Opening Night Gala
Audra McDonald (left) and Norm Lewis play the title characters in a new and controversial take on Porgy and Bess. Michael J. Lutch/Courtesy of the American Repertory Theater hide caption
Gordon Goodwin arranged "Rhapsody In Blue" for his Big Phat Band. Concord Music Group hide caption
Judy Garland (right) sang "I Got Rhythm" in the 1943 movie version of the 1930s musical Girl Crazy. Courtesy of MGM hide caption
The free-spirited cellist Matt Haimovitz. Steph Mackinnon hide caption
Hear Matt Haimovitz and Uccello play Gershwin's "Liza"
Hear Marin Alsop and Scott Simon Discuss Gershwin On 'Weekend Edition Saturday'
Violinlist William Harvey teaches a student in the Philippines. From the Top hide caption
An attention-grabbing opening can be the key to a successful composition. Wikimedia Commons hide caption
American composer George Gershwin in 1925. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption