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Arts Festival Update - Jun 14 2013
June 14, 2013 | listen
A look at the Flight School exhibition at the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival. The Flight School is a fellowship

Arts Festival Update - Jun 13 2013
June 13, 2013 | listen

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River City Brass General Director and conductor James Gourlay plays his brand-new tuba in Rome during the band's first European tour.

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Classical WQED 89.3 Celebrating 40 Years
Over the past 40 years, WQED has brought you the very finest in music, arts and culture. We're gathering up some of our favorite memories to share with you.
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Saturday, June 22 at 1pm
Saturday at the Opera: Lyric Opera of Chicago
Giacomo Puccini: La Boheme
Set in Paris’ Latin Quarter, passions run hot because it seems that everyone’s in love. Anna Netrebko stars as the fragile seamstress Mimi, and Joseph Calleja as her ardent poet Rodolfo.
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Sunday, June 23 at 6am
Harmonia, with Angela Mariani
We shine a light on the German conductor and violinist Reinhard Goebel, founder and director of the early music ensemble Musica Antiqua Köln from 1973 to 2007. We’ll also hear music from a recently-released CD by lutenist Hopkinson Smith.
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Saturday, June 29 at noon
Saturday at the Opera: Lyric Opera of Chicago
Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
At its heart, this glorious masterwork is a song contest that will transform the society in which it takes place, and the winner gets the ultimate prize – marriage to the peerless Eva.
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Saturday, June 29 at 5pm
From the Top, with Christopher O’Riley
Today’s show was recorded at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China, with the talented students from the Great Wall International Music Academy. You’ll hear talented young musicians from the U.S. and China, and a famous Chinese folk composer’s piece played by the Great Wall Soloists.
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CD Spotlight

Byron Janis - Complete RCA Collection
Sony marks Byron Janis' 85th birthday with his 1947-1959 RCA recordings, plus "The Byron Janis Story" on DVD. Original LP contents & artwork are replicated, along with his 78-rpm singles and an unreleased Pictures at an Exhibition.
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Pianist Yuja Wang talks with QED's Jim Cunningham about Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto #1.

 


Pianist Valentina Lisitsa discusses Grieg's Piano Concerto with Jim Cunningham

 

ON THIS DAY in 1899

Sir Edward Elgar's "Enigma Variations" premieres in London

 

 

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True Story Party
Thursday, Jun. 20 at 7:00 pm
East End Book Exchange hosts its first True Story Party with ten true tales by some of the Burgh's best story tellers. With host John Dick Winters fresh off his ...more info

Thirty Minutes of Exceptional Organ Music
Thursday, Jun. 20 at 5pm
Presenter: Westminster Music & Arts Series
Free organ recital, Thursdays at 5.  Today, Nicholas Capozzoli, of Oberlin Conservatory of Music. ...more info

Pixar in Concert
Friday, Jun. 21 - Saturday, Jun. 22
Presenter: Pittsburgh Symphony
From Toy Story to The Incredibles and UP, Pixar has given audiences of all ages some of the most beloved characters in cinematic history. Now, for the first time ever, ...more info

Kopit & Yeston's Phantom
Friday, Jun. 21 - Sunday, Jun. 30
Presenter: Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera
By Tony Award-winners Maury Yeston and Arthur Kopit, Phantom is based on Gaston Leroux's timeless love story of the disfigured musical genius known as the Phantom Erik, and his muse, ...more info

Urban Garden Party - Soul Factory: Motown at the Museum
Friday, Jun. 21
Presenter: Mattress Factory
MF's annual fundraiser features soul and funk jams by The Gaff + DJ Zimmie, over 40 of Pittsburgh's best restaurants and caterers, Motown performances by Kierra Darshell's Divas of Drag, ...more info

Fauré String Trio Anniversary Concert
Friday, Jun. 21 at 7:00 pm
The Fauré String Trio celebrates its 10th anniversary with the world premiere of Playtime II composed and dedicated to the Trio by Aurelio Scotto, along with works by Beethoven and ...more info

River City Brass Concert
Saturday, Jun. 22 at 6:00 pm
Bring your chair and tap your feet to the music of the River City Brass Band surrounded by the history and gardens of Old Economy Village. Food and beverages for ...more info

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