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
Jim Cunningham joined Mr. Ax to talk about Chopin, the love of his life George Sand, a new cd on the way from Yo Yo Ma and much more in this interview recorded after rehearsal at Heinz Hall.
Manfred Honeck
Jim Cunningham spoke with Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Music Director Manfred Honeck about the recent concerts at Heinz Hall, as well as the upcoming concert with Mozart's Requiem.
CMU International Film Festival
Hear from Director Jolanta Lion and a group from CMU bout the CMU International Film Festival, which runs from March 16th through April 2nd.
Blaine Siegel - 58th Carnegie International Film Festival
Blaine Siegel, Manager of Public Programs at Carnegie Museum of Art, discusses the 58th Carnegie International Film Festival with Jim Cunningham. The Film Festival runs March 3 through 12, 2023.
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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
Innovation and Women’s Entrepreneurship in Japan and the U.S.
Join the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh and the Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania for a free, in-person panel discussion, Innovation and Women’s Entrepreneurship in Japan and the U.S. on March 23. More info.
MALEVO
Ticket Prices $35 - $73 More info.
She Scores 2023: New Music by Women Composers
Join us for She Scores 2023, our annual celebration of women composers, performers, and curators! Tickets are $15 in advance, or pay-what-you-wish tickets are available at the door. More info.
Kamratōn presents She Scores
Join us for She Scores 2023, our original concert series since 2017 that celebrates women composers Program Emily Cook: Preoccupations (2023)* Brittany J. Green: Intersections (2017) Younghi Pagh-Paan: Bi-Yu (1999) More info.
