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    Van Cliburn

    American pianist (1934–2013)

    For the eponymous piano competition, see Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.

    Van Cliburn

    Cliburn in 1966

    Born

    Harvey Lavan Cliburn Jr.


    (1934-07-12)July 12, 1934

    Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.

    DiedFebruary 27, 2013(2013-02-27) (aged 78)

    Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.

    OccupationClassical pianist

    Harvey Lavan "Van" Cliburn Jr. (; July 12, 1934 – February 27, 2013)[1] was an American pianist.

    At the age of 23, Cliburn achieved worldwide recognition when he won the inaugural International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1958 during the Cold War.[2]

    Cliburn's mother, a piano teacher and an accomplished pianist in her own right, discovered him playing at age three, mimicking one of her students, and arranged for him to start taking lessons.[2] Cliburn developed a rich, round tone and a singing-voice-like phrasing, having been taught from the start to