The Life of Glenn Gould By msgreig Sep 25, 1932 Birth Glenn Herbert Gould is born in Toronto, on September 25, to Florence Gould (née Greig) and Russell Herbert (Bert) Gould Period: Sep 25, 1932 to Oct 4, 1982 Lifespan All information is gathered from Link text Jun 5, 1938 First Public Performance Feb 12, 1940 First Examination at Royal Conservatory of Music Oct 15, 1944 Winning of Kiwanis Competition Nov 15, 1946 Orchestral Debut Oct 15, 1948 First major composition Oct 15, 1952 Television Debut Oct 15, 1959 Gould receives the Harriet Cohen Bach medal Apr 29, 1976 Gould receives the Diplôme d'honneur from the Canadian Conference of the Arts