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WQED-FM 89.3 is committed to providing classical music and the other fine arts programming to entertain, inform and enrich the Western Pennsylvania region. The only classical radio station in the Pittsburgh area, WQED-FM is a lively advocate for the arts both locally and nationally.
Q the Music
Q the Music, Pittsburgh Classical Network features the best performances by musicians throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania.
Pittsburgh Concert Channel
The Pittsburgh Concert Channel is your 24-hour home for archived Pittsburgh Symphony Radio broadcasts.
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Pittsburgh Symphony Interviews
Cellist Maximilian Hornung Interview
Ask Me Anything with Percussionist Colin Currie
Percussionist Colin Currie discusses the February 10 and 12 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concerts
Composer James MacMilan discusses the February 10 and 12 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concerts
Podcasts
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.
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.
Conductors, soloists and composers involved in making great Pittsburgh Symphony performances talk about their music.
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.
Jim Cunningham reports from the PSO's domestic and international tours.
WQED Cultural Calendar
Music for Midsummer Nights: Raquel Winnica Young and Scott Pauley
Shadyside Presbyterian Church presents “Music for Midsummer Nights,” a mini-series of concerts on Wednesday evenings in June, at 7:00 p.m. More info.
Pittsburh Festival Opera Presents: A Gathering of Sons
Claim your humanity. Another Black man is shot by a White police officer, and we ask what comes next? How do we heal? How do we protect our children? How do we survive this state, this country, this world? More info.
A Gathering of Sons
The 28th world premiere of Pittsburgh Festival Opera, A Gathering of Sons is the second commissioned work in the company's Music that Matters series of new operas on contemporary issues. The jazz opera opens the Festival's 40th season. More info.
A Gathering of Sons
The 28th world premiere of Pittsburgh Festival Opera, A Gathering of Sons is the second commissioned work in the company's Music that Matters series of new operas on contemporary issues. The jazz opera opens the Festival's 40th season. More info.
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