A SPECIAL AFTER-PARTY WITH THE PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND CLASSICAL WQED-FM 89.3
Immediately following the Grand Finale with Ax & Beethoven Underwritten by Owen Cantor, DMD

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 7, 2011

CONTACT:
George Hazimanolis
412-622-1366
ghazimanolis@wqed.org

A SPECIAL AFTER-PARTY WITH CLASSICAL WQED-FM 89.3
AND THE PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Friday, June 10
Immediately following the Grand Finale with Ax & Beethoven
Underwritten by Owen Cantor, DMD

PITTSBURGH- A special post-concert reception will take place with Classical WQED-FM 89.3 and The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) after the Friday, June 10 LIVE performance and broadcast of the Grand Finale with Ax & Beethoven in Heinz Hall.

The reception will be held in the Grand Tier Lounge at Heinz Hall with underwriting provided by Owen Cantor, DMD, Cantor & Pounds Dental Associates. It will be a great opportunity to “meet and mingle” with Music Director Manfred Honeck, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra musicians and WQED-FM personalities. Those attending the reception will also enjoy complimentary refreshments.

Those who cannot attend the event can visit www.pittsburghsymphonyradio.org to meet PSO artists online by viewing artist biographies, photos, and interviews.

Fans can join the dialogue with Classical WQED-FM 89.3 on classical music and local arts in the community when they “LIKE” Classical WQED FM 89.3 on Facebook.

WQED Pittsburgh, honored with the 2007 and 2006 Mid-Atlantic Emmy® Award for Station Excellence, was founded in 1954 as the nation’s first community-supported broadcaster. The people of WQED create, produce and distribute quality programs, products and services to engage, inform, educate and entertain the public within their community and around the world. WQED Pittsburgh is one of the first broadcasters in the country to be fully high-definition (HD) in its studio and field production capabilities. It is the parent company of WQED-TV (PBS); WQED: The Neighborhood Channel; WQED: The Create Channel; Classical WQED-FM 89.3/Pittsburgh; Classical WQEJ-FM 89.7/Johnstown; local and national television and radio productions; WQED Interactive (www.wqed.org); and The WQED Education Department.