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.
It is a Joy: WQED-FM is 50 Years Old
Host and narrator Rick Sebak brings you a celebration of WQED-FM, 89.3, Pittsburgh's All-Classical radio station with historic footage, live performances, and comments from listeners, on-air hosts, and Fred Rogers.
Holiday Programming
Tune in to Classical WQED-FM 89.3 and our Q the Music Station for special Holiday concerts, songs, and storytelling from Thanksgiving to New Year's Day.
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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
New Exhibition: Fugue State, Paintings by Catharine Fichtner
James Gallery hosts the Opening Reception on Thursday, October 12th, from 5pm-8pm. The exhibition continues through December 8th, 2023. More info.
One-Log Bridge
One-Log Bridge is a new opera theatre work about the immigrant experience in the U.S. More info.
Ji Sung Lee in Concert
An evening program of works for piano by Mozart, Liszt and others, plus a set of variations on Christmas themes, played by Ji Sung Lee, Artist Diploma student at Duquesne University. A free will offering will be collected. More info.
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
Steel City Shakespeare Center is proud to present a captivating solo performance of the Dickensian masterpiece, A Christmas Carol, featuring the illustrious Bob Colbert. Prepare to be transported into a world of redemption and merriment, as we in More info.
