Van Cliburn's strange career and my strange relationship with him

Van Cliburn's strange career and my strange relationship with him

Van Cliburn performs in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory in Moscow during the first International Tchaikovsky Competition, which he won. Van Cliburn, the tall, gangly, curly-haired Texan who became the most famous classical pianist in American

Van Cliburn, the gifted pianist who electrified America by winning the first International Tchaikovsky Competition, in 1958, passed away this morning, at age seventy-eight.

Texas pianist Van Cliburn performs to a packed audience in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory in Moscow in April 1958 during the first International Tchaikovsky Competition, which he won. (Van Cliburn Foundation, via AP). Yet it is no

Texas pianist Van Cliburn performs to a packed audience in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory in Moscow in April 1958 during the first International Tchaikovsky Competition, which he won. (Van Cliburn Foundation, via AP). Yet it is no

The Associated Press. FORT WORTH, Texas â€" Hundreds of people attended the visitation in Fort Worth for celebrated pianist Van Cliburn, remembering him as a great musician who charmed those he met with his warmth. Cliburn died Wednesday at 78 after