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Classical WQED 89.3 FM
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.
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.
WQED Cultural Calendar
The Elixir of Love
We will conclude our 2017-18 season with Donizetti’s L’elisir d’Amore - The Elixir Of Love, a comedy about a traveling medicine show huckster who claims to possess a love potion. More info.
PETER PAN FLIES INTO ANDREW CARNEGIE MUSIC HALL
Peter Pan, the delightful tale of the boy who wouldn’t grow up, is the children’s play presented by the Carnegie Performing Arts Center on Saturday, April 21, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, April 22 at 2 p.m. More info.
Shared Inspirations: Alice Guy Blaché, and the Impressionist Painters
Leslie Amper will present a multimedia event including piano performance, images, discussion, and silent film with live accompaniment. More info.
Academy Baroque Ensemble "Tutto Italiano"
Chamber Music at Old St. Luke’s presents Academy Baroque Ensemble ~ “Tutto Italiano” April 22, 2018 at 2:00 PM Old St. Luke's Church 330 Old Washington Pike Carnegie PA15106 More info.