Rhapsody in Blue (George Gershwin) – Upcoming Concerts
Olympic Music Festival: Independence Day Pops
Saturday, July 4, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Quilcene Barn, Quilcene, WA, United States
Smith/Key – The Star-Spangled Banner (arr. Godowsky)
Sousa – Stars and Stripes Forever (arr. Dukov)
Schoenfield – Four Souvenirs for Violin and Piano
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Gershwin)
Gershwin – Three Preludes for Cello and Piano
Schoenfield – Café Music
Sousa – Stars and Stripes Forever (arr. Dukov)
Schoenfield – Four Souvenirs for Violin and Piano
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Gershwin)
Gershwin – Three Preludes for Cello and Piano
Schoenfield – Café Music
$20-$32
Olympic Music Festival: Independence Day Pops
Sunday, July 5, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Quilcene Barn, Quilcene, WA, United States
Smith/Key – The Star-Spangled Banner (arr. Godowsky)
Sousa – Stars and Stripes Forever (arr. Dukov)
Schoenfield – Four Souvenirs for Violin and Piano
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Gershwin)
Gershwin – Three Preludes for Cello and Piano
Schoenfield – Café Music
Sousa – Stars and Stripes Forever (arr. Dukov)
Schoenfield – Four Souvenirs for Violin and Piano
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Gershwin)
Gershwin – Three Preludes for Cello and Piano
Schoenfield – Café Music
$20-$32
Mid-Autumn Melody: Kai Chen (cello) & Andrew Yang (piano)
Sunday, September 27, 2026 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Meydenbauer Center Theatre, Bellevue, WA, United States
Renowned cellist Kai Chen and emerging young pianist Andrew Yang will bring world famous classical repertoires and Chinese music to celebrate the Chinese Moon Festival.
$20-$50
Seattle Symphony: Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue
Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:40pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Award-winning pianist Jon Nakamatsu takes on this iconic “jazz concerto.” Broadway singer Doug LaBrecque delivers more familiar Gershwin favorites to round out the program.
$30-$95
Seattle Symphony: Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue
Saturday, October 17, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:40pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Award-winning pianist Jon Nakamatsu takes on this iconic “jazz concerto.” Broadway singer Doug LaBrecque delivers more familiar Gershwin favorites to round out the program.
$30-$95
Seattle Symphony: Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue
Sunday, October 18, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:40pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Award-winning pianist Jon Nakamatsu takes on this iconic “jazz concerto.” Broadway singer Doug LaBrecque delivers more familiar Gershwin favorites to round out the program.
$30-$98
Seattle Symphony's TUNING UP!: Rhapsody in Red, White & Blue
Thursday, June 17, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Edgard Varèse – Tuning Up
Charles Ives – Orchestral Set No. 2
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Derek Bermel – Elixir
John Adams – My Father Knew Charles Ives
Duke Ellington – Harlem
Charles Ives – Orchestral Set No. 2
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Derek Bermel – Elixir
John Adams – My Father Knew Charles Ives
Duke Ellington – Harlem
$25
The Seattle Symphony Plays Gershwin
Saturday, June 26, 2027 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Marymoor Park, Redmond, WA, United States
Enjoy a picnic under summer skies while Gershwin's crackling rhythms and sultry swing transport you to far-off musical hotspots.
$25-$69.50
Everett Philharmonic Masterworks Concert
Friday, October 8, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Everett Civic Auditorium, Everett, WA, United States
Copland – The Tender Land Suite
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7
$10-$25
Auburn Symphony Orchestra presents Bohemian Rhapsody
Saturday, October 9, 2027 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Auburn Performing Arts Center, Auburn, WA, United States
Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Rachmaninoff – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Rachmaninoff – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
$10-$35
Bremerton Symphony: The Great Gershwin
Friday, October 22, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Bremerton Performing Arts Center, Bremerton, WA, United States
Don Gillis – Short Overture
Gershwin – Piano Concerto in F major
Futterman – World Beat Dance Suite
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Gershwin – Piano Concerto in F major
Futterman – World Beat Dance Suite
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
$10-$28
Whatcom Symphony Orchestra: All-American Celebration
Sunday, March 26, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham, WA, United States
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Ives – The Unanswered Question
Copland – Appalachian Spring Suite
Bernstein – Three Dance Episodes from On The Town
Ives – The Unanswered Question
Copland – Appalachian Spring Suite
Bernstein – Three Dance Episodes from On The Town
$15-$39
UW Wind Ensemble, Symphonic, & Alumni Bands: Home
Thursday, May 25, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Hodge – Trumpet concerto
Hodge – Trumpet concerto
$10
Seattle Symphony: New Year's Eve: Great Balls of Fire!
Sunday, December 31, 2028 @ 9:00pm – 1:00am (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Live performances, a glass of champagne, and dancing all the way to the midnight countdown and beyond!
$56-$154
Eastside Symphony Winter Concert: Brahms, Shaw, Gershwin
Saturday, March 17, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Redmond Performing Arts Center, Redmond, WA, United States
Brahms – Symphony No. 1
Artie Shaw – Clarinet Concerto
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Artie Shaw – Clarinet Concerto
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
$12 ($9 student/senior, children 12 & under free)
Emerald City Music: In Blue...
Friday, March 23, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Ravel – Violin Sonata No. 2
Rzewski – Cotton Mill Blues, for solo piano
Stravinsky – The Soldier’s Tale, for piano, violin, and clarinet
Bernstein – Clarinet Sonata
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue, for four-hands piano
Rzewski – Cotton Mill Blues, for solo piano
Stravinsky – The Soldier’s Tale, for piano, violin, and clarinet
Bernstein – Clarinet Sonata
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue, for four-hands piano
$45 (includes open bar) / $10 students
Emerald City Music: In Blue...
Saturday, March 24, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Ravel – Violin Sonata No. 2
Rzewski – Cotton Mill Blues, for solo piano
Stravinsky – The Soldier’s Tale, for piano, violin, and clarinet
Bernstein – Clarinet Sonata
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue, for four-hands piano
Rzewski – Cotton Mill Blues, for solo piano
Stravinsky – The Soldier’s Tale, for piano, violin, and clarinet
Bernstein – Clarinet Sonata
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue, for four-hands piano
$28-$43 (students $10)
Bellingham Music Club: 'American Classical Classics' with Elizabeth & Marcel Bergmann
Wednesday, December 5, 2029 @ 10:30am – 11:30am (PST)
First Congregational Church, Bellingham, WA, United States
Exhilarating pieces arranged for piano four hands featuring music by Bernstein with other music by Gershwin, Barber, Piazzolla, and Rachmaninoff.
Free
BMC Night Beat: 'American Classical Classics' with Elizabeth & Marcel Bergmann
Thursday, December 6, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
First Congregational Church, Bellingham, WA, United States
Exhilarating pieces arranged for piano four hands featuring music by Bernstein with other music by Gershwin, Barber, Piazzolla, and Rachmaninoff.
$20 ($15 seniors, take a teen for free)
Olympic Music Festival: Midsummer Gala feat. Musicians from GardenMusic
Saturday, August 24, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Northwest Maritime Center, Port Townsend, WA, United States
The party of the summer overlooks Port Townsend Bay and features a dazzling arrangement of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.
$60 (age 7-12 free)
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