Pianist Earl Wild dies at 94; worked until last week of his life
By Martin Steinberg, APMonday, January 25, 2010
Pianist Earl Wild dies at 94
NEW YORK — Earl Wild, the first pianist to give a solo recital on American television, is dead at age 94.
Publicist Mary Lou Falcone says Wild died Saturday at his home in Palm Springs, Calif. Wild’s Web site, quoting his longtime companion, Michael Rolland Davis, says the pianist died of congestive heart disease.
It says he continued to teach until last week.
The Web site says Wild’s first televised recital came in 1939, when NBC began transmitting its first commercial live musical telecasts.
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