Yet to come this afternoon, I’ll be sharing a couple of knockout symphonies, by the Latvian composer Janis Ivanovs (2:00 EDT) and the late Finnish master Einojuhani Rautavaara (3:00 EDT), whose music is as enthralling as the spelling of his name.

David Osenberg will be joined by Philadelphia composer David Serkin Ludwig at 4:00 EDT. They’ll be talking about the upcoming premiere of Ludwig’s monodrama, “The Anchoress,” which will take place at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts next Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., under the auspices of the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society. Ludwig is on the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music.

Check out this old-style photo of me with Rautavaara backstage at Philadelphia’s Academy of Music in 2000. The picture was taken following the premiere of the composer’s final symphony, the Symphony No. 8, subtitled “The Journey.” Guess which one is me. The photo was snapped by Anssi Blomstedt, grandson of Jean Sibelius.

Ivanovs and Rautaavara coming your way, on this, the anniversary of their births, on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.