Which jazz-influenced orchestral piece did Walter Johannes Damrosch conduct the world premiere performances of?
Walter Damrosch Walter Johannes Damrosch (January 30, 1862 – December 22, 1950) was a German-born American conductor and composer. He is best remembered today as long-time director of the New York Symphony Orchestra and for conducting the world premiere performances of George Gershwin's "Piano Concerto in F" (1925) and "An American in Paris" (1928).
Piano symphony A piano symphony is a piece for solo piano in one or more movements. It is a symphonic genre by virtue of imitating orchestral tone colour, texture, and symphonic development.