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Van Cliburn
Harvey Lavan "Van" Cliburn Jr is an American pianist who, at the age of 23, gained worldwide recognition by winning the first International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1958. Cliburn's mother The official, pianist and pianist, discovered he was playing the piano at the age of three, imitated one of his students, and arranged for him to begin studying. Cliburn developed a rich, plump melody and pronounced like vocals, for learning to sing each part very early. Cliburn has toured domestically and internationally. He has performed for royalty, head of state and all US presidents from Harry S. Truman arrives at Barack Obama.
Birth nameHarvey Lavan Cliburn Jr.
Also known asVan Cliburn
BornJuly 12, 1934, Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedFebruary 27, 2013, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
GenresClassical music
Occupation(s)Pianist
InstrumentsPiano
Years active1946–2013
LabelsRCA Victor Red Seal

About Van Cliburn

Pianist Van Cliburn was born on July 12, 1934 in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States (He dies at the age of 78, on February 27, 2013).

Musical prodigy who, at the age of 23, won the inaugural quadrennial Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in 1958.

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Van Cliburn before becoming famous

Van Cliburn was born in the Zodiac sign Cancer (The Crab), and 1934 is also the year of Dog (狗) in the Chinese Zodiac.

After winning a statewide piano competition when he was 12, he joined the Houston Symphony Orchestra. When he was 17, he enrolled at The Juilliard School.

Achievement of Van Cliburn

After his spectacular performance at the first International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1958, which forced Cold War Soviet leader World Leader Nikita Khrushchev to declare him the greatest, he was dubbed The Texan Who Conquered Russia by Time magazine. In New York City, he was greeted with a ticker-tape procession.

Van Cliburn's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Pianist Franz Liszt was his mother's teacher. In 1998, he filed a lawsuit against his claimed domestic partner, mortician Thoma Zaremba.

Van Cliburn on Social Media

Van Cliburn on Facebook: @vancliburn.

Van Cliburn Collabed with

From Harry S. Truman through US President Barack Obama, he played for every president of the United States.

Van Cliburn Income & Net worth

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Van Cliburn Height and Weight

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Latest information about Van Cliburn updated on March 18 2023.