Van Cliburn
pianist

Van Cliburn

  • July 12, 1934 Shreveport, Louisiana - February 27, 2013 Fort Worth, Texas

Biography

At just 23 years old, Van Cliburn became the first winner of the International Tchaikovsky Competition, which has taken place every four years in Moscow since its founding in 1958. His historic victory—in the middle of the Cold War, just a year after the launching of the Sputnik satellite in 1957—was proof of the universality of classical music. Achieving worldwide success, Van Cliburn went on to pursue his career as a star of the international music scene.

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88 Minutes of Piano Excellence for World Piano Day 2023
88 Minutes of Piano Excellence for World Piano Day 2023

A medici.tv greatest-hits compilation

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Van Cliburn performs Chopin – Claudio Arrau performs Beethoven
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Van Cliburn plays Liszt, Chopin, Scriabin and Debussy
Van Cliburn plays Liszt, Chopin, Scriabin and Debussy

Van Cliburn in Moscow, Vol.5

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Van Cliburn plays Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 and Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1
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Kondrashin conducts Rachmaninov's Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 – With Van Cliburn
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Van Cliburn plays Brahms, Prokofiev, and Rachmaninov
Van Cliburn plays Brahms, Prokofiev, and Rachmaninov

Van Cliburn in Moscow, Vol.4

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Kondrashin conducts Brahms and Grieg – With Van Cliburn
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Van Cliburn: Concert Pianist
Van Cliburn: Concert Pianist

A documentary by Peter Rosen. Narrated by Dan R...

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Van Cliburn: A Portrait
Van Cliburn: A Portrait

A 1966 documentary from the Bell Telephone Hour

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The golden age of the piano
The golden age of the piano

Arrau, Serkin, Horowitz, Gould, Rubinstein, Cor...

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