Porgy and Bess (George Gershwin) – Upcoming Concerts
Carnegie Hall: August Boehm, Piano
Monday, May 13, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (EDT)
Carnegie Hall (Weill Recital Hall), New York, NY, United States
Robert Schumann
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Arabeske in C major, Op. 18
Frédéric Chopin — Polonaise in C minor, Op. 40, No. 2
Johann Sebastian Bach — Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 535
Franz Schubert — Selected works
Jean Sibelius — Selected works
Edvard Grieg — Selected works
George Gershwin — Porgy and Bess (arr. August Boehm; selections)
Frédéric Chopin — Polonaise in C minor, Op. 40, No. 2
Johann Sebastian Bach — Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 535
Franz Schubert — Selected works
Jean Sibelius — Selected works
Edvard Grieg — Selected works
George Gershwin — Porgy and Bess (arr. August Boehm; selections)
$74-$119
George Gershwin: 125th Celebration with the Oregon Symphony
Sunday, February 4, 2024 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR, United States
George Gershwin
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Rhapsody in Blue
George Gershwin — Porgy and Bess (selections)
George Gershwin — Selected works
George Gershwin — Porgy and Bess (selections)
George Gershwin — Selected works
$25-$117
George Gershwin: 125th Celebration with the Oregon Symphony
Saturday, February 3, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR, United States
George Gershwin
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Rhapsody in Blue
George Gershwin — Porgy and Bess (selections)
George Gershwin — Selected works
George Gershwin — Porgy and Bess (selections)
George Gershwin — Selected works
$25-$117
Washington Wind Symphony: Matinee at the Opera
Sunday, May 21, 2023 @ 2:00pm – 3:45pm (PDT)
Robertson Performing Arts Center (Redmond Performing Arts Center), Redmond, WA, United States
Georges Bizet
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Carmen Fantasy
(arr. Eiji Suzuki)
Richard Strauss — Allerseelen, Op. 10, No. 8 (trans. Albert Oliver Davis; ed. Frederick Fennell)
John Kander — Chicago (selections; arr. Ted Ricketts)
Yasuhide Ito — Interlude to an Unfinished Opera
Giacomo Puccini — "O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi (arr. Hisaatsu Kondo)
George Gershwin — "Bess, you is my woman now" from Porgy and Bess (arr. James Barnes)
George Gershwin — Porgy and Bess (medley; arr. James Barnes)
Richard Strauss — Allerseelen, Op. 10, No. 8 (trans. Albert Oliver Davis; ed. Frederick Fennell)
John Kander — Chicago (selections; arr. Ted Ricketts)
Yasuhide Ito — Interlude to an Unfinished Opera
Giacomo Puccini — "O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi (arr. Hisaatsu Kondo)
George Gershwin — "Bess, you is my woman now" from Porgy and Bess (arr. James Barnes)
George Gershwin — Porgy and Bess (medley; arr. James Barnes)
$15 ($10 senior; student/youth free)
A Concert of Joy! Music for Spring & Life
Sunday, March 26, 2023 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
The Old Church at St. Mary Magdalene Parish (The Old Madeleine Church), Portland, OR, United States
Antonio Vivaldi
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The Four Seasons
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov — "Flight of the Bumblebee" from The Tale of Tsar Saltan
George Gershwin — Porgy and Bess
Astor Piazzolla — Las cuatro estaciones porteñas ("The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires") ("Primavera Porteno")
John Williams — Air and Simple Gifts
Johann Sebastian Bach — The Musical Offering, BWV 1079 ("Ricercar a 6")
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov — "Flight of the Bumblebee" from The Tale of Tsar Saltan
George Gershwin — Porgy and Bess
Astor Piazzolla — Las cuatro estaciones porteñas ("The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires") ("Primavera Porteno")
John Williams — Air and Simple Gifts
Johann Sebastian Bach — The Musical Offering, BWV 1079 ("Ricercar a 6")
$30 (ages 18 & under free)
Baltimore Symphony Midweek: The Jazz Age - Harlem Renaissance
Tuesday, February 14, 2023 @ 9:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Online event
George Gershwin
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Porgy and Bess
(Introduction)
James P. Johnson — Harlem Symphony ("III. The Night Club")
George Gershwin — "I Got Rhythm" from Girl Crazy (arr. Hershey Kay)
James P. Johnson — Charleston
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor ("III. Juba Dance")
William Grant Still — Lenox Avenue ("Blues")
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" ("III. Animato")
James P. Johnson — Harlem Symphony ("III. The Night Club")
George Gershwin — "I Got Rhythm" from Girl Crazy (arr. Hershey Kay)
James P. Johnson — Charleston
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor ("III. Juba Dance")
William Grant Still — Lenox Avenue ("Blues")
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" ("III. Animato")
Free (RSVP required)
Baltimore Symphony Midweek: The Jazz Age - Harlem Renaissance
Thursday, February 9, 2023 @ 10:00am – 11:00am (EST)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
George Gershwin
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Porgy and Bess
(Introduction)
James P. Johnson — Harlem Symphony ("III. The Night Club")
George Gershwin — "I Got Rhythm" from Girl Crazy (arr. Hershey Kay)
James P. Johnson — Charleston
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor ("III. Juba Dance")
William Grant Still — Lenox Avenue ("Blues")
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" ("III. Animato")
James P. Johnson — Harlem Symphony ("III. The Night Club")
George Gershwin — "I Got Rhythm" from Girl Crazy (arr. Hershey Kay)
James P. Johnson — Charleston
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor ("III. Juba Dance")
William Grant Still — Lenox Avenue ("Blues")
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" ("III. Animato")
$7
Baltimore Symphony Midweek: The Jazz Age - Harlem Renaissance
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 @ 11:30am – 12:30pm (EST)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
George Gershwin
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Porgy and Bess
(Introduction)
James P. Johnson — Harlem Symphony ("III. The Night Club")
George Gershwin — "I Got Rhythm" from Girl Crazy (arr. Hershey Kay)
James P. Johnson — Charleston
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor ("III. Juba Dance")
William Grant Still — Lenox Avenue ("Blues")
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" ("III. Animato")
James P. Johnson — Harlem Symphony ("III. The Night Club")
George Gershwin — "I Got Rhythm" from Girl Crazy (arr. Hershey Kay)
James P. Johnson — Charleston
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor ("III. Juba Dance")
William Grant Still — Lenox Avenue ("Blues")
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" ("III. Animato")
$7
Baltimore Symphony Midweek: The Jazz Age - Harlem Renaissance
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 @ 10:00am – 11:00am (EST)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
George Gershwin
—
Porgy and Bess
(Introduction)
James P. Johnson — Harlem Symphony ("III. The Night Club")
George Gershwin — "I Got Rhythm" from Girl Crazy (arr. Hershey Kay)
James P. Johnson — Charleston
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor ("III. Juba Dance")
William Grant Still — Lenox Avenue ("Blues")
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" ("III. Animato")
James P. Johnson — Harlem Symphony ("III. The Night Club")
George Gershwin — "I Got Rhythm" from Girl Crazy (arr. Hershey Kay)
James P. Johnson — Charleston
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor ("III. Juba Dance")
William Grant Still — Lenox Avenue ("Blues")
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" ("III. Animato")
$7
Baltimore Musicales: A Salute to Sondheim
Friday, July 15, 2022 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (EDT)
Inter-Faith Chapel, Silver Spring, MD, United States
Stephen Sondheim
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Into the Woods
(selections)
George Gershwin — Porgy and Bess (selections)
Leonard Bernstein — West Side Story (selections)
Stephen Sondheim — Follies (selections)
Richard Rodgers — The King and I (selections)
George Gershwin — Porgy and Bess (selections)
Leonard Bernstein — West Side Story (selections)
Stephen Sondheim — Follies (selections)
Richard Rodgers — The King and I (selections)
$15
Chesapeake Youth Symphony Orchestra Gala Concert – A Celebration of Expression
Saturday, March 19, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Bowie Center for the Performing Arts, Bowie, MD, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
George Gershwin — Porgy and Bess (selections)
Charles Gounod — Faust (selections)
Jerome Kern — "Ol' Man River" from Show Boat
George Gershwin — Porgy and Bess (selections)
Charles Gounod — Faust (selections)
Jerome Kern — "Ol' Man River" from Show Boat
$75 ($15 student w/ID); $65 for both 2pm and 7:30pm concerts
Chesapeake Youth Symphony Orchestra Gala Concert – A Celebration of Expression
Saturday, March 19, 2022 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (EDT)
Bowie Center for the Performing Arts, Bowie, MD, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
George Gershwin — Porgy and Bess (selections)
Charles Gounod — Faust (selections)
Jerome Kern — "Ol' Man River" from Show Boat
George Gershwin — Porgy and Bess (selections)
Charles Gounod — Faust (selections)
Jerome Kern — "Ol' Man River" from Show Boat
$60 ($15 student w/ID); $65 for both 2pm and 7:30pm concerts
Met Opera Free Live Audio Streams: The Gershwins' 'Porgy and Bess'
Thursday, November 18, 2021 @ 4:25pm – 6:25pm (PST)
Online event
Live audio-only broadcast of George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, streaming from The Metropolitan Opera in NYC.
Free
Met Opera Free Live Audio Streams: The Gershwins' 'Porgy and Bess'
Wednesday, November 3, 2021 @ 4:25pm – 6:25pm (PDT)
Online event
Live audio-only broadcast of George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, streaming from The Metropolitan Opera in NYC.
Free
Malta Philharmonic Orchestra Presents: Grand Finale
Wednesday, August 11, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Online event
Malta Philharmonic Orchestra features a star-studded lineup of vocal soloists (Diana Damrau, Nicolas Testé, & others) for this audio-visual production of vocal & symphonic selections from opera & musical theater.
Free
Met Opera: The Gershwins’ 'Porgy and Bess' (on-demand until 6/5/2021)
Friday, June 4, 2021 @ 4:30pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
Online event
Starring Angel Blue, Golda Schultz, Latonia Moore, Denyce Graves, Frederick Ballentine, Eric Owens, Alfred Walker, & Donovan Singletary, conducted by David Robertson. Production by James Robinson.
Free
Met Opera: The Gershwins’ Porgy & Bess (on-demand until 2/2/2021)
Monday, February 1, 2021 @ 4:30pm – 6:30pm (PST)
Online event
Starring Angel Blue, Golda Schultz, Latonia Moore, Denyce Graves, Frederick Ballentine, Eric Owens, Alfred Walker, and Donovan Singletary, conducted by David Robertson. Production by James Robinson. From February 1, 2020.
Free
Music@Menlo Explorers Series: Kristin Lee performs Gershwin & Ravel
Sunday, January 17, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Online event
Maurice Ravel – Violin Sonata No. 2
George Gershwin, arr. Jascha Heifetz – Selections from Porgy and Bess
Maurice Ravel – Tzigane
George Gershwin, arr. Jascha Heifetz – Selections from Porgy and Bess
Maurice Ravel – Tzigane
$25 ($90 4-concert subscription)
Met Opera: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (on-demand until 12/12/2020)
Friday, December 11, 2020 @ 4:30pm – 6:30pm (PST)
Online event
Starring Angel Blue, Golda Schultz, Latonia Moore, Denyce Graves, Frederick Ballentine, Eric Owens, Alfred Walker, and Donovan Singletary, conducted by David Robertson. From February 1, 2020.
Free
Seattle Wind Symphony: Night at the Opera
Sunday, May 5, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Shorewood Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
Franz von Suppe – Overture to Light Cavalry
Giacomo Puccini – "O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini – "Nessun dorma" from Turandot
George Gershwin – Porgy and Bess
Richard Wagner – "Elsa's Procession" from Lohengrin
Andrew Lloyd Webber – Phantom of the Opera
John Philip Sousa – El Capitan
Giacomo Puccini – "O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini – "Nessun dorma" from Turandot
George Gershwin – Porgy and Bess
Richard Wagner – "Elsa's Procession" from Lohengrin
Andrew Lloyd Webber – Phantom of the Opera
John Philip Sousa – El Capitan
$20 / $18 / $5
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