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.
Emanuel Ax
Emanuel Ax sat down with Jim Cunningham to talk about Mozart's 20th concerto, his long association with the PSO, the war in Ukraine and it's effect on Lviv where Emanuel Ax was born, and much more.
Manfred Honeck
Jim Cunningham spoke with Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Music Director Manfred Honeck about their concerts at Heinz Hall, visiting the Three Rivers Arts Festival and more in our latest podcast.
Beatrice Rana
Hear from pianist Beatrice Rana on playing Tchaikovsky at Heinz Hall, her new recordings with Antonia Pappano and the Santa Cecilia orchestra, plus life and music in Italy.
Bach, Beethoven, and Brunch
Beginning Sunday, June 12 - satisfy your appetite for classical music by treating yourself to a special Sunday morning composed of performances by various local groups.
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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
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
Westmoreland Symphony Summer Concert
Don't miss the WSO's popular annual summer concert in the park! Bring a lawn chair or blanket along with family and friends and join us for classics, patriotic favorites, and pops at St. Clair Park in Greensburg, conducted by Daniel Meyer. More info.
Tuesday Noon Recital
Patricia Reavel plays and sings traditional favorites. She has piano performance degrees from the Eastman School and the University of the Arts. More info.
Lecture "Reliability in monitoring"
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Gregorian Chant Workshop
Musicologist Dr. Andrew Kohn (WVU) will be leading a Gregorian Chant workshop. More info.
