Celebrate Glenn Gould Day – September 25
Every September 25, we celebrate the birthday and enduring legacy of Glenn Gould: pianist, broadcaster, writer, innovator, and…
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Sarah McLachlan and Noah Parets join all-Canadian lineup for Glenn Gould Prize Gala honouring Elton John
Eric McCormack to Host May 9 Celebration in Toronto The Glenn Gould Foundation is proud to announce that…
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Elton John selects mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo as recipient of the Glenn Gould Protégé Prize
The Glenn Gould Foundation is pleased to announce that legendary musician and humanitarian Elton John, Laureate of The…
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The Indispensable Arts: A Glenn Gould Prize Declaration of Principles
Why Elton John, why now? Every two years, we ask a deceptively simple question: What does it mean…
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Frank Gehry Architect of Dreams (1929-2025)
One of the oldest clichés about architecture is that it is “frozen music,” but in the case of…
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Elton John Announced as the 15th Glenn Gould Prize Laureate
TORONTO, CANADA/LONDON UK (March 20, 2025) – Elton John, one of the most iconic and influential musicians of…
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The Glenn Gould Foundation Announces 15th Glenn Gould Prize Jury and Laureate Announcement Event
TORONTO (March 13, 2025) – The Glenn Gould Foundation is pleased to announce the distinguished jury for the…
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The Glenn Gould Foundation Opens Call for Nominations for the 15th Glenn Gould Prize
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** The Glenn Gould Foundation Opens Call for Nominations for the 15th Glenn Gould Prize Members…
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The Glenn Gould Foundation Launches 15th Glenn Gould Prize Nominations
Help Choose The Next Glenn Gould Prize Laureate – Nominate Now! Toronto, ON – November 8, 2024 – Nominations…
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The Glenn Gould Foundation Presents the 14th Glenn Gould Prize at Carnegie Hall
The Glenn Gould Foundation Presents the 14th Glenn Gould Prize at Carnegie Hall NEW YORK CITY (August 5,…
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14th Glenn Gould Prize to be Awarded to Gustavo Dudamel in a Special Presentation at Carnegie Hall on August 2, 2024
TORONTO (July 30, 2024) — The Glenn Gould Foundation is delighted to announce that the 14th Glenn Gould…
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The Glenn Gould Foundation Receives $12 Million Funding to Expand International Reach
TORONTO (April 18, 2024) — The Glenn Gould Foundation proudly announces that it has been designated in the…
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Must See Video for all Glenn Gould Admirers
The Glenn Gould Foundation congratulates Youtube Virtuoso and pianophile Ben Laude for his brilliant, insightful and funny video, “How…
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Cultural Diplomacy Is In The DNA Of The Glenn Gould Foundation
When the 25 year-old Glenn Gould walked out on the stage of Moscow’s Bolshoi Hall on May 7,…
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Charles Officer
Charles Officer (28 October 1975 – 1 December 2023) Director, Producer, Writer, Juror for the 14th Glenn Gould…
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Happy Birthday… to us!
September 19, 2023, marks the 40th anniversary of the establishment of The Glenn Gould Foundation! We’re feeling very…
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Gould on the Record
Did Gould know that one of his recordings would be included on the Golden Record of the Voyager…
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On Gould’s views about Opera, Art Song, and other Vocal Music
Did Glenn Gould and Leon Fleisher ever cross paths with each other? How did Gould evaluate Fleisher? And how did Fleisher evaluate Gould? I just wonder whether the two great pianists had a relationship with each other.
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Ryan Speedo Green wins 2023 Beverly Sills Artist Award
The Metropolitan Opera recently named bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green as the winner of the 2023 Beverly Sills Artist…
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Musing on our most pressing questions
Inspired by British-Spanish concert pianist James Rhodes, a great friend of The Glenn Gould Foundation, a thoughtful and…
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Alanis Obomsawin to Receive the MacDowell Medal
The Glenn Gould Foundation is delighted to congratulate Alanis Obomsawin for her recent winning of the MacDowell Medal….
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Ryuichi Sakamoto (1952-2023), a great friend of the Glenn Gould Foundation
The Glenn Gould Foundation is saddened to hear of the recent death of Ryuichi Sakamoto (17 January 1952…
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The GGF Congratulates our Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Recipients
Hearty congratulations go to our Glenn Gould Foundation board member John Kim Bell on receiving the 2023 Ramon…
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The Glenn Gould Foundation Remembers Peter Herrndorf
Peter Herrndorf, CC, OOnt (27 October 1940 – 18 February 2023) The GGF is saddened to learn of…
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Gould of the North
We hear a lot about Gould and the Idea of North because he is so closely associated in…
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The Two Faces of Glenn Gould: On His Health and Personality
Eugenia Biedma(June 2022) Glenn Gould is still very much alive. Forty years after his death, he continues to…
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Sony Classical Releases The Goldberg Variations: The Complete 1981 Studio Sessions
To commemorate the icon’s 90th birthday and the 40th anniversary of his legendary re-recording of Bach’s masterpiece for keyboard, Sony Classical releases The Goldberg Variations: The Complete 1981 Studio Sessions.
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A Letter From the Archives
In September 2022, just before our celebrations of Glenn Gould’s 90th birthday, we received a wonderful and surprising message from a follower. Included were some pieces of memorabilia: pictures of Gould’s 1955 Goldberg Variations, and a letter to a fan, discovered by Jules Hoffman.
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Gustavo Dudamel Awarded the Glenn Gould Prize
Venezuelan-born conductor, violinist and music education activist Gustavo Dudamel has been chosen as the fourteenth Glenn Gould Prize Laureate.
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A Duet on Gould, Distance, and Closing the Gap
Ben Samuels and Virginia Heffernan collect their thoughts on Glenn Gould, his aesthetic, and impact as an artist and cultural icon.
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Celebrate the 90th Anniversary of Glenn Gould’s Birth!
Here’s your chance to help celebrate September 25, 2022, the 90th anniversary of Gould’s birth. The Glenn Gould Foundation is inviting you to join in a global hue and cry, and to raise your hats to this world-renowned artist.
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Unveiling the 13th Glenn Gould Prize Portrait
The Glenn Gould Foundation is proud to reveal the official portrait of the 13th Glenn Gould Prize laureate, Alanis Obomsawin.
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R. Murray Schafer, first Glenn Gould Prize laureate, dies at age 88
Raymond Murray Schafer, the acclaimed composer, theorist, and musical environmentalist died on 14 August 2021, after a lengthy struggle with Alzheimer’s Disease.
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Victoria Anderson-Gardner Wins 2020 Glenn Gould Protégé Prize
The emerging Indigenous filmmaker reflects on their craft and what it means to them to have been selected.
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Christopher Plummer, 1929-2021
The Glenn Gould Foundation is saddened to hear of the death of our friend Christopher Plummer. He certainly lived a full and ebullient life – and of course knew Glenn Gould in the 1960s, when Gould was co-artistic director of Stratford’s Music Festival.
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Applause for Ray Roberts, Glenn Gould’s Friend
All of us at The Glenn Gould Foundation are deeply saddened by the loss of Ray Roberts. Ray was a trusted friend, helper and confidant to Glenn Gould. Ray worked with Glenn to make it possible for him to realize his artistic vision, handling the myriad details needed to clear the path so that his creativity take flight without distraction or impediment.
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Announcing the 13th Laureate of The Glenn Gould Prize: Alanis Obomsawin
Through her multifarious artistic work and public activism, Obomsawin has been one of Canada’s most passionate and visible advocates for Indigenous peoples.
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On Gould’s High School Recordings
Do we have any early—very early—recordings of Gould? Maybe even from his high school years?
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Jessye Norman’s Toronto Tale of Adventure and Inspiration
In honour of what would have been Jessye Norman’s 75th birthday (on September 15, 2020), The Glenn Gould Foundation is delighted to share the following letter from 2019 Glenn Gould Prize Laureate Jessye Norman to her friend Susan Platts.
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Verne Edquist (1931-2020) – Glenn Gould’s Piano Man
Verne Edquist, a master piano tuner who spent most of his professional life working for one client – Glenn Gould – died peacefully on August 27 after a long illness. He was 89.
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Portraits of Glenn Gould Shine Light on one of Canada’s Great Photographers
The Glenn Gould Foundation is grateful to Ronald Desmarais, son of the great Canadian portrait photographer Gabriel Desmarais, for sharing with us a series of rarely seen photographs of the young Glenn Gould, at the very beginning of his international career.
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Jessye Norman – A Towering Presence in Music and the Human Family
Like the entire musical world, The Glenn Gould Foundation was saddened to learn of the death yesterday of Jessye Norman at the age of 74. She will be remembered as one of the transcendent vocal artists of our time; many of her performances in opera, with orchestra, or the lieder repertoire, whether live, on recording or on film, stand as touchstones against which all others are compared. She defied classification, mastering roles from Mozart to Wagner, from Schubert to Strauss, seemingly without regard to the standard vocal range categories.
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Celebrating 35 Years as the Glenn Gould Foundation
Today marks a festive milestone In the history of The Glenn Gould Foundation – we’re turning 35!
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Remembering Maestro Abreu – Founder of El Sistema and Glenn Gould Prize Laureate
It is with great sadness that we note the passing of Dr. José Antonio Abreu, founder of El…
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Gidon Kremer’s Hommage à Glenn Gould in Montréal
On October 28, world-renowned violinist and conductor, Gidon Kremer, appeared for a special performance in Montréal in celebration…
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A Conversation between Prof. Joshua Cohen and Robert Harris
On Sept. 23, 2017, as part of its celebrations of the 85th anniversary of Glenn Gould’s birth, The Glenn Gould Foundation invited Prof. Joshua Cohen of Apple University and UC Berkeley to appear in Toronto where he gave his presentation, “Gould’s Variations and the Human Qualities that Foster Remarkable Creativity.”
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A Fond Adieu to Sir David Tang
The Glenn Gould Foundation is saddened by the death today of Sir David Tang, the Hong Kong and British businessman who founded the Shanghai Tang fashion house and many other successful ventures.
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Glenn Gould: The Goldberg Variations
This release documents the events that unfolded in the studios of Columbia Records on 10–16 June 1955, when the then twenty-two-year-old Canadian pianist recorded his début album for Columbia Masterworks.
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A Fond Farewell to Don Hunstein
Don’s artistry was evident both in his beautiful album cover shots, but also in the candids he took…
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Shooting A Genius: The Official Philip Glass Portrait
Philip was a bit surprised that I was done so quickly and commented on how quick and efficient I was, I’d like to think I was also a bit of a minimalist, just like him.
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