Earl Wild Information Page

Name	Earl Wild
Occupation	Pianist, composer
Birthdate	November 26, 1915
Birthplace	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Obtained from	a- Piano magazine b- Official Web Site
Posted by	1- John Gavin [a] 2- PS [b]
Comments	"As a toddler his parents would often play opera overtures such as Norma on their Edison phonograph. As the recordings were playing, the young Wild would go to the family piano, reach up to the keyboard, find the exact notes and play along in the same key. At this early age of three, he displayed the rare gift of absolute pitch. This and other feats labeled him a child prodigy and led immediately to piano lessons." [b]