• Cliburn's contributions to society were many and one of his greatest contributions was the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.
  • And somewhere in the vault at RCA, there is a tape of Van Cliburn singing Schwartz & Dietz and Gershwin. Unless someone has erased it…”
  • At the height of the Cold War in 1958, Van Cliburn—a 23-year-old Texan—won the first International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, a contest designed to...
  • On the obituary pages, virtuoso classical pianist Van Cliburn has been described as a ” Cold War Musical Envoy” and “The Texan Who Conquered Russia.”
  • Van Cliburn was transformed from a highly regarded yet relatively unknown artist to musical superstar faster than any other classical musician in history.
  • At the height of the Cold War, pianist Harvey Lavan Cliburn Jr., better known as Van Cliburn, connected with the Soviet Union in a way no other American could.
  • He also used his skill and fame to help other young musicians through the Van Cliburn International Music Competition, held every four years.
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  • Reminiscent of rock-star performances of a bygone era by Liszt, Paganini and Paderewski, women at the competition wept and fainted at Van Cliburn’s playing.