For the eponymous piano competition, see Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.
Van Cliburn
Cliburn in 1966
Background information
Birth name
Harvey Lavan Cliburn Jr.
Also known as
Van Cliburn
Born
(1934-07-12)July 12, 1934 Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Died
February 27, 2013(2013-02-27) (aged 78) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Genres
Classical music
Occupations
Pianist
Instruments
Piano
Years active
1946–2013
Labels
RCA Victor Red Seal
Musical artist
Harvey Lavan "Van" Cliburn Jr. (/ˈklaɪbɜːrn/; July 12, 1934 – February 27, 2013)[1] was an American pianist. At the age of 23, Cliburn achieved worldwide recognition when he won the inaugural International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1958 during the Cold War.[2]
Cliburn's mother, a piano teacher and an accomplished pianist in her own right, discovered him playing at age three, mimicking one of her students, and arranged for him to start taking lessons.[2] Cliburn developed a rich, round tone and a singing-voice-like phrasing, having been taught from the start to sing each piece.[2] Cliburn toured domestically and overseas. He played for royalty, heads of state, and every US president from Harry S. Truman to Barack Obama.[3]
^Tommasini, Anthony (February 27, 2013). "Van Cliburn, Cold War Musical Envoy, Dies at 78". The New York Times. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
^ abcCite error: The named reference WSJ death was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Clinton, Hillary Rodham (November 29, 2000). An Invitation To The White House: At Home With History. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-684-85799-2.
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