Van cliburn concert pianist biography
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Van Cliburn
American pianist (1934–2013)
For the eponymous piano competition, see Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.
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| Born | Harvey Lavan Cliburn Jr. (1934-07-12)July 12, 1934 Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | February 27, 2013(2013-02-27) (aged 78) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Classical pianist |
Harvey Lavan "Van" Cliburn Jr. (; 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]
Early life
[edit]Harvey Lavan Cliburn Jr. was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, the son of Rildia Bee (née O'Br
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The cause of death was advanced bone cancer, with which he had been diagnosed in August, according to Mary Lou Falcone, Cliburn’s publicist and a Juilliard faculty member.
Harvey Lavan “Van” Cliburn Jr. was born in Shreveport, La., on July 12, 1934, and his family moved to Kilgore, Tex., when he was 6. He began taking piano lessons at age 3 from his mother, Rildia Bee O’Bryan, who had studied with Arthur Friedheim (a student of Liszt). O’Bryan remained Cliburn’s only teacher until he was 17 and came to New York to study at Juilliard with the renowned Rosina Lhévinne, earning a Diploma in 1954.
Cliburn won his first major competition, the Leventritt, in 1954, which garnered him an appearance at Carnegie Hall with the New York Philharmonic playing what would become his signature piece, Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto. But it was not until his legendary victory in Moscow, at age 23, that Cliburn became a household name. The Tchaikovsky Competition, which was created to showcase the talents of Russian pianists, came at a time when the cold war was at its hottest. Some have speculated that Cliburn’s win in Moscow was calculated to ease the tensions between the two countries. Whether or not this was true, Russian audiences at the competition went wild for the 6-foot-4 blond Ba
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Van Cliburn
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