The date is May 2nd, 1957. Stalin died only four years before & perestroika is still a long way off. However, the Canadian pianist Glenn Gould, who is just 24, arrives in Moscow for an exceptional tour: he is the first North American musician to play behind the iron curtain. This is the story that Glenn Gould in Russia tells by revealing documents from the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs that had remained classified for years. Witness accounts from musicians such as Ashkenazy & Rostropovitch, parts of the original recordings of Goulds concerts in Moscow & Leningrad, as well as a recording that had never been released before his lecture-recital in Leningrad make this an invaluable documentary revealing an aspect of Glenn Goulds artistry that few people are aware of.