Earl Wild (CFA 1937, HON 2007)

1996 Alumni Achievement (Merit) Award
2000 Alumni Lifetime (Distinguished) Achievement Award

A Pittsburgh native, Earl Wild (A 1937, HON 2007) began his piano studies early in life with teachers such as Selmar Jansen, Simon Barere and Egon Petri. By the time he enrolled at CMU, which was then Carnegie Tech, he was already an accomplished concert pianist. Upon graduating in 1937, he became the staff pianist for NBC’s Radio Orchestra, and would later serve as ABC’s staff pianist, composer and conductor.