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.
Holiday Programming
Join us for special Holiday concerts, songs, and storytelling from Thanksgiving to New Year's Day on our Classical FM 89.3 and Q the Music stations.
Noah Bendix-Balgley
Former Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Noah Bendix-Balgley played with the PSO this past weekend. Jim Cunningham caught up with Noah to get the latest on the Berlin Philharmonic and more. Photo by Julie Goetz.
George Vosburgh
After 25 years as Principal Trumpet of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, George Vosburgh teaches at Carnegie Mellon University and organizes a concert with the Brass ensemble he founded in 1994 at the St. James Church in Sewickley.
Jessica Gaynelle Moss
Jim Cunningham spoke with Jessica Gaynelle Moss about the exhibit "Shrine" at the Mattress Factory through December 30. "Shrine" uplifts and recognizes Black mothers, artists, creatives and activists and honors sacred and holy spaces.
Pittsburgh Symphony on Tour
Jim Cunningham covered all eleven stops in Slovenia, Austria, and Germany on The Pittsburgh Symphony’s 75th Anniversary international tour in Europe from August 17th to September 4th, 2022.
Artists in the World
A new podcast series that opens conversations between artists and their contemporaries. Hosted by Carnegie Museum of Art's Dana Bishop-Root, and WQED-FM's Jim Cunningham - Artists in the World uplifts artistic voices and explores multiple histories, geographies, and current events.
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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.
Hosted by WQED-FM's Jim Cunningham and CMOA's Dana Bishop-Root, Artists in the World uplifts artistic voices and explores multiple histories, geographies, and current events.
Pittsburgh Symphony Interviews
María Dueñas and Manfred Honeck
Pianist Jan Lisiecki
Actress & Singer Tamara Tunie, Composer Kathryn Bostic
Pianist Seong-Jin Cho
Conductor Vasily Petrenko
Cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan
Violinist Baiba Skride
Composer Jonathan Leshnoff
Pianist Till Fellner
Pianist Beatrice Rana
Conductor Leonard Slatkin & Pianist Garrick Ohlsson
Conductor Emmanuel Krivine
Pianist Bertrand Chamayou
Conductor Pablo Heras-Casado
Pianist Behzod Abduraimov
Cellist Maximilian Hornung
Pianist Kirill Gerstein
Conductor Juanjo Mena
Violinist Ray Chen
Conductor Christoph König
WQED Cultural Calendar
Pittsburgh Girls Choir All-Choir Holiday Concert
The Pittsburgh Girls Choir announces the return of our favorite All-Choir Holiday Concert featuring John Rutter’s Cycle of Carol’s: Dancing Day. $10 suggested donation / pay what you can More info.
A Christmas Carol - Presented by the Pittsburgh Savoyards
This beloved Christmas ghost story by Charles Dickens is a holiday favorite sure to put you in the right mood for the season! More info.
Holiday Greetings & Gay Happy Meetings: Renaissance City Choir 2022 Holiday Concert
Pittsburgh's LGBTQIA+ chorus is thrilled to invite you to our first in-person holiday concert since 2019! More info.
An Evening with Joy
The Chamber Orchestra of Pittsburgh will host the return of the Joy Ike on December 3 & 4, 2022. More info.
