Person Open DS/UK/10478 Cliburn; Harvey Lavan 'Van' (1934-2013); American pianist Cliburn Harvey Lavan 'Van' 1934-2013 American pianist Male

Harvey Lavan "Van" Cliburn, Jr., (12 July 1934, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA – 27 February 2013, Fort Worth, Texas, USA) was an American pianist who achieved worldwide recognition in 1958 at the age of 23, when he won the first quadrennial International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow at the height of the Cold War. His mother, an accomplished pianist who had studied under a student of Franz Liszt, discovered him playing at age three and mimicking one of her students. She began his own lessons. He developed a rich, round tone and a singing voice-like phrasing, having been taught from the start to sing each piece. Van Cliburn toured domestically and overseas. He played for royalty, heads of state, and every US. president from Harry S. Truman to Barack Obama. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 12/18/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 651f0eab-2101-4cbb-a125-ed6c40325f94