George Gershwin appeared with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra twice—at the Auditorium Theatre in June 1933 and at the Ravinia Festival in July 1936—and on both occasions he was soloist in his Concerto in F and Rhapsody in Blue.
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Image above: Chicago Tribune headline on June 15, 1933, following Gershwin’s debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra