Gershwin in Vienna | Levi Hammer

Join us for an evening with pianist and conductor Levi Hammer. Gershwin in Vienna is a solo piano program that traces the fascinating musical and historical links between George Gershwin and the composers of the Second Viennese School: Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, and Anton Webern, the Austrian pioneers of musical modernism.

The program brings American popular idioms into dialogue with the radical innovations that emerged from early 20th-century Vienna, revealing unexpected resonances across style, geography, and tradition. More than a historical exploration, the evening also serves as a musical autobiography of Levi Hammer, uniting his American roots with his ongoing European artistic journey. At the piano, Hammer creates a bridge between worlds. Between jazz-inflected American soundscapes and the rigorous, expressive language shaped in Vienna.

This event is organized in cooperation with the American Austrian Foundation.

Please find more information on our ACF DC website.

The event is followed by an Austrian wine reception.

© Image: Markus Seisenbacher

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Doors open at 6:15 p.m.

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Please bring a photo I.D.

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Latecomer Policy: Please be advised that there can be no further admittance once the event has started.

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Seating is not guaranteed.

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Please note that photographs and footage will be taken throughout the event. These might be used by ACF DC for marketing and publicity in our publications, on our website and in social media, or in any third-party publication.

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Parking on International Court is available after 6:30 pm (for the duration of the event), or on 36th Street (access to the Embassy through the park behind the building). Van Ness Metro (Red Line) is a short distance away.

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