Classical WQED 89.3 FM
WQED-FM 89.3 is committed to providing classical music and the other fine arts programming.
Pittsburgh Concert Channel
The Pittsburgh Concert Channel is your 24-hour home for archived Pittsburgh Symphony Radio broadcasts.
Q the Music
Pittsburgh Classical Network features the best performances by musicians throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania.
Jim Cunningham experienced a speedy delivery when David Newell, Mr. McFeely of Mister Rogers Neighborhood, stopped by to chat about upcoming screenings of "Won't You Be My Neighbor" and some unique history behind famous Neighborhood characters. Listen to the full podcast HERE!
WQED’s guitar legend Joe Negri at age 92 in 2018 tells the story of his years with Fred Rogers as Handyman Negri on Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood and as the proprietor of Negri’s Music Shop. Listen to the full interview HERE.
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Pittsburgh Symphony Interviews
Conductor Pablo Heras-Casado
Pianist Behzod Abduraimov
Cellist Maximilian Hornung
Pianist Kirill Gerstein
Conductor Juanjo Mena
Violinist Ray Chen
Conductor Christoph König
Podcasts
Conductors, soloists and composers involved in making great Pittsburgh Symphony performances talk about their music.
Insights and anecdotes from musicians, dancers, artists, actors and directors, as well as audience response.
A complete two hour concert hosted by Jim Cunningham. Listen for interviews and features, historic recordings and the latest weekly concerts from Heinz Hall.
Did you miss a recent live broadcast? Or do you just want to hear it again? Relive recent WQED-FM live broadcasts on the Encore podcast page. Stream full length broadcasts by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and others.
Where classical music crosses paths with rock and roll, world music, folk music and jazz. As Duke Ellington said "There are only two types of music: good music and the other stuff." Listen to interviews with people who make good music here.
Jim Cunningham reports from the PSO's domestic and international tours.
WQED Cultural Calendar
Tune It Tuesday One Year Anniversary
Phat Man Dee and Friends celebrate 1 year anniversary of “Tune It! Tuesdays!” More info.
Celebrity Wrapping Saturdays
For the holidays, Small Mall will be hosting a series of gift wrapping events to help you prepare for the holidays! We’ve invited five artists to design custom wrapping paper for the season, and they’ll be here to wrap your gifts for you. More info.
Folk, Jazz, Tango and more! World Kaleidoscope Presents the Pittsburgh Finns Ensemble
Folk, jazz, tango, and more! The Pittsburgh Finns Ensemble aims to represent traditional and modern Finnish music in Pittsburgh’s vast cultural music scene. More info.
Ring Pittsburgh
Join Ring Pittsburgh in ringing in the holiday season at Heinz Chapel on Sunday afternoon November 25 at 3:00. More info.
