Glenn Gould

Are we too fixated on Canada’s most famous pianist? And to what extent is Gould, an iconoclast back in the 1950s, truly relevant now?

When it comes to innovation Glenn Gould wasn’t all that different from Steve Jobs, says a professor from Apple University who is lecturing in Toronto this week.

Ever wondered what it’s like to play Glenn Gould’s prized piano? Known as CD 318, the Steinway is permanently on display at Ottawa’s National Arts Centre as part of an exhibit paying tribute to the legendary Canadian pianist. Watch Calgary’s musical prodigy Jan Lisiecki honour the late pianist.

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Read Maclean’s 1982 special report following the pianist’s death at 50: “The tragic ironies of Gould’s death would fill several epics.”