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FM 89.3 HIGHLIGHTS

Franz Welser-Möst Wednesday, May 23 at 8pm
Carnegie Hall Live
Hosted by Fred Child and Jeff Spurgeon

Franz Welser-Möst conducts the Cleveland Orchestra in the Shostakovich Symphony #6 in b-minor, and the New York premiere of Kaija Saariaho’s Laterna magica. (Saariaho holds the Composer’s Chair at Carnegie Hall.) Plus, Yefim Bronfman is soloist in the Brahms Piano Concerto #2.


Classical Revolution Pittsburgh Friday, March 25 at 7pm
Pittsburgh Foundation Performance in Pittsburgh
Hosted by Stephen Baum

Classical Revolution Pittsburgh plays folk-inspired classics by O'Connor, Piazzolla, Prokofiev, and Ljova.


Massimo Zanetti Saturday, May 26 at 1pm
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor

Based on a novel by Sir Walter Scott, Donizett’s romantic tragedy is perhaps the most popular work of the bel canto era. Soprano Susanna Phillips sings the title role, the heroine who is the sister of the villainous Enrico, sung by baritone Brian Mulligan. Tenor Giuseppe Filianoti is Enrico’s mortal enemy, Edgardo of Ravenswood, who’s in love with Lucia. They hope to marry, but Enrico schemes to interfere. The production is directed by Catherine Malfitano, and the conductor is Massimo Zanetti.


Christopher O'Reilly Saturday, May 19 at 5pm
From the Top
Hosted by Christopher O'Riley

Today’s show, from Potsdam, New York, presents a 10-year-old pianist playing The Cat and the Mouse by Aaron Copland; a 14-year-old violinist from Cleveland playing Tchaikovsky; and a young string quartet from Chicago playing Ginastera.


Bill McLaughlinMonday-Friday, May 21 - May 25 at 10pm
Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin
Bill takes a weeklong look at the life and soulful music of a true American original, George Gershwin, including Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris, and Porgy and Bess. more info

Upcoming Events

Pittsburgh Symphony at the Point
Presented by Three Rivers Arts Festival
Sunday, June 3, 2012 at 6:30 pm
Manfred Honeck leads a concert of popular classics on the main stage of the Three Rivers Arts Festival. Broadcast live on Classical QED 89.3. More Info

First Fridays: River City Brass
Presented by Frick Art & Historical Center
Friday, July 6, 2012 at 7:00 pm
James Gourlay directs America's only full-time professional brass band in virtuoso marches, jazz, classical and pop transcriptions, and brass masterworks. More Info

First Fridays: The Bobs
Presented by Frick Art & Historical Center
Friday, August 3, 2012 at 7:00 pm
until Monday, August 13, 2012

Manhattan Transfer meets Monty Python…Robin Williams meets Bobby McFerrin…J.S. Bach meets Jimi Hendrix: Grammy-nominated vocal acrobats (and certifiable nutjobs), that's THE BOBS. This original “band without instruments” has been skewering the classics, breaking all the rules of vocal music for over 25 years, playing everywhere from Lincoln Center to Berlin's Passionkirche. More Info

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