It will be quite the day for keyboard enthusiasts, as we will celebrate the anniversaries of the births of Hans von Bronsart (1830-1913), a pupil of Franz Liszt; Rudolf Firkušný (1912-1994), a student of Leoš Janáček and Josef Suk and a friend and champion of Bohuslav Martinů; and Philadelphia-born Jerome Lowenthal (1932- ), on the faculty of the Juilliard School since 1991.

In addition, we’ll mark the birthday of Scottish-born conductor Sir Alexander Gibson (1926-1995). So it’s possible that any “burr” could be attributed to something more than a nip in the air.

The ivories will sparkle and the snow will glisten, from 4 to 7 p.m. EST, on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.