Glenn Gould was born in Toronto in 1932, and enjoyed a privileged,
sheltered upbringing in the quiet Beach neighborhood.
His musical gifts
became apparent in infancy, and though his parents never pushed him to
become a star prodigy, he became a professional concert pianist at age
fifteen, and soon gained a national reputation.
By his early twenties,
he was also earning recognition through radio and television broadcasts,
recordings, writings, lectures and compositions.