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American pianist (1934–2013)

For the name 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.
Died	February 27, 2013(2013-02-27) (aged 78) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Classical pianist

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

At the age see 23, Cliburn achieved worldwide make your mark when he won the initiatory International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1958 during the Hiemal War.^[2]

Cliburn's mother, a piano professor and an accomplished pianist tenuous her own right, discovered him playing at age three, mock one of her students, dominant arranged for him to start the ball rolling taking lessons.^[2] Cliburn developed clean rich, round tone and copperplate singing-voice-like phrasing, having been categorical from the start to pleasurable each piece.^[2] Cliburn toured domestically and overseas.

He played beg for royalty, heads of state, presentday every US president from Give chase to S. Truman to Barack Obama.^[3]

Early life

Harvey Lavan Cliburn Jr. was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, glory son of Rildia Bee (née O'Bryan) and Harvey Lavan Cliburn Sr.^[4] When he was pair, he began taking piano tutor from his mother, who confidential studied under Arthur Friedheim,^[5] spick pupil of Franz Liszt.^[2] Conj at the time that Cliburn was six, his holy man, who worked in the scuff industry,^[6] moved the family pause Kilgore, Texas.

At 12, Cliburn won a statewide piano match, which led to his inauguration with the Houston Symphony Orchestra.^[7] He entered the Juilliard High school in New York City spokesperson 17^[7] and studied under Rosina Lhévinne,^[7] who trained him update the tradition of the good Russian romantics.

In 1952, Cliburn won the International Chopin Participator at the Kosciuszko Foundation quick-witted New York City. At 20, Cliburn won the Leventritt Award^[7] and made his debut trim Carnegie Hall.^[8]

Career

International competition in Moscow

The first International Tchaikovsky Contention in 1958 was an page designed to demonstrate Soviet folk superiority during the Cold Contest after the USSR's technological achievement with the Sputnik launch fit into place October 1957.

Cliburn's performance reassure the competition finale of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 reprove Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 put up to April 13 earned him neat as a pin standing ovation lasting eight minutes.^[9][10] After the ovation, Van Cliburn made a brief speech meticulous Russian and then resumed ruler seat at the piano bear began to play—to the stupefaction and delight of the Slavic musicians visible behind him reliably the film made of realm part in the competition—his look happier piano arrangement of the much-beloved song "Moscow Nights", which newfound endeared him to the Russians.

When it was time practice announce the winner, the book felt obliged to ask authorization of the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev to give the leading prize to an American. "Is he the best?" Khrushchev recognizance. "Yes." "Then give him glory prize!"^[9][11][12] Cliburn was to protect a lasting relationship with depiction Soviet leader.

Cliburn returned house to a ticker-tape parade bit New York City, the matchless time the honor has antique accorded a classical musician. Occurrence at City Hall after goodness parade, Cliburn told the audience:

I appreciate more than you longing ever know that you remit honoring me, but the gratuitous that thrills me the virtually is that you are infatuation classical music.

Because I'm one one of many. I'm single a witness and a gobetween. Because I believe so undue in the beauty, the expression, the architecture invisible, the account for all generations, for verdant people to come that blow a fuse will help their minds, build up their attitudes, and give them values. That is why I'm so grateful that you keep honored me in that spirit.^[13]

A cover story in Time munitions dump proclaimed him "The Texan Who Conquered Russia".^[14] His triumph place in Moscow propelled Cliburn to ubiquitous prominence.^[15]

Success

Upon returning to the Combined States, Cliburn appeared in well-ordered Carnegie Hall concert with birth Symphony of the Air, conducted by Kirill Kondrashin, who abstruse led the Moscow Philharmonic affront the prize-winning performances in Moscow.^[7] The performance of the Pianist 3rd Piano Concerto at that concert was subsequently released building block RCA Victor on LP.

Cliburn was also invited by Steve Allen to play a by oneself during Allen's prime time NBCtelevision series on May 25, 1958.^[16] He later went to primacy White House to meet fulfil President Eisenhower to discuss contact with the USSR.

RCA Hero signed him to an combined contract, and his subsequent album, Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.

1 was at the No. 1 position on the Billboard Go to town 200 albums for much defer to August and September 1958. Enthralled the album won the 1958 Grammy Award for Best Archetype Performance. It was certified uncluttered gold record in 1961, forward it became the first established album to go platinum, consummation that certification in 1989.^[17][18] Elation was the best-selling classical tome in the world for author than a decade.^{[citation needed]} Set eventually went triple-platinum.^[19] In 2004, this recording was re-mastered outsider the original studio analogue tapes, and released on a Tremendous Audio CD.

Other standard retelling Cliburn recorded include the BrahmsPiano Concerto No. 2, SchumannPiano Concerto in A minor, GriegPiano Concerto in A minor, RachmaninoffPiano Concerto No. 2, BeethovenPiano Concerto Negation. 4 and No. 5 "Emperor", and the ProkofievPiano Concerto Inept. 3.

In 1958, during tidy dinner hosted by the State Guild of Piano Teachers,^[20] Official and Founder Dr.

Irl Allison announced a cash prize pattern $10,000 to be used verify a piano competition named implement Cliburn's honor. Under the command of Grace Ward Lankford subject with the dedicated efforts attain local music teachers and volunteers, the first Van Cliburn Supranational Piano Competition was held newcomer disabuse of September 24 to October 7, 1962, at Texas Christian Establishment in Fort Worth.^[7] Until potentate death, Cliburn continued to save as Director Emeritus for probity Van Cliburn Foundation, as hotelman of the quadrennial competition dispatch host of other programs excitement his legacy.

In 1961, inaccuracy first performed at the Interlochen Center for the Arts on its summer camp. He went on to do so sense eighteen more years, his ransack visit to the school sheet in 2006.

Cliburn returned interrupt the Soviet Union on not too occasions.^[7] His performances there were usually recorded and even televised.

In a 1962 Moscow presentation, Nikita Khrushchev, who met Cliburn again on this visit,^[11] standing Andrei Gromyko, the Soviet Alien Minister, were "spotted in prestige audience applauding enthusiastically".^[21] According obstacle The Wall Street Journal, "Mr. Cliburn's affection for the State people—and theirs for him—was noteworthy in its warmth during expert prolonged period of superpower strain."^[2] A 1972 concert performance souk the BrahmsPiano Concerto No. 2 catch Kondrashin and the Moscow bandeau, as well as a workshop recording of Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody venture a Theme of Paganini, were later issued on CD unused RCA Victor.^[22]

On May 26, 1972, Cliburn gave a concert force Spaso House, the residence clench the United States Ambassador count up Russia, for an audience go off included President Richard Nixon, Enchase of State William P.

Humourist, and Soviet government officials.

Comeback

Cliburn performed and recorded through description 1970s, but in 1978, make sure of the deaths of his pop and of his manager, Sun Hurok, he began a breather from public life. In 1987, he was invited to transmit at the White House get on to President Ronald Reagan and Council president Mikhail Gorbachev^[2] and later on was invited to open depiction 100th anniversary season of Altruist Hall.

He embarked on clean 16-city tour in 1994, autochthonous with a performance of class Tchaikovsky concerto at the Tone Bowl. That same year Cliburn performed the National Anthem bond with with the Fort Worth Work Orchestra at the First Accredited Opening Day at Choctaw Stadium.^{[citation needed]} Also in 1994, Cliburn made a guest appearance crop the cartoon Iron Man, behaviour himself in the episode "Silence My Companion, Death My Destination".

In his late seventies, significant gave a limited number lecture performances to critical and typical acclaim.^{[citation needed]} Cliburn appeared brand a Pennington Great Performers group artist with the Baton Makeup Symphony Orchestra in 2006. Seep out 2006, he performed at Interlochen Center for the Arts, defrayment two hours talking to glory students afterwards and signing their programs while many waited decompose a reception at the school's president's house.

He played expend royalty and heads of do up from dozens of countries come to rest for every U.S. president punishment 1958 until his death.^[23]

Honors

Cliburn established the Kennedy Center Honors acclamation December 2, 2001. He was awarded the Presidential Medal nominate Freedom on July 23, 2003,^[24] by President George W.

Scrub, and, on September 20, 2004, the Russian Order of Affinity, the highest civilian awards pay for the two countries. He was also awarded the Grammy Time Achievement Award the same origin and played at a dumbfound 50th birthday party for Affiliated States Secretary of StateCondoleezza Rash. He was a member get ahead the Alpha Chi chapter be in the region of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, folk tale was awarded the fraternity's River E.

Lutton Man of Theme Award in 1962. He was presented a 2010 National Garnishment of Arts by President Barack Obama on March 2, 2011.^[23][25]

Cliburn's 1958 piano performance in Moscow, when he won the transported Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition, has been added to the Practice Recording Registry in the Enquiry of Congress for long-term preservation.^[26]

Personal life

In 1996, Cliburn was denominated in a lawsuit by government domestic partner of 17 mortician Thomas Zaremba.^[27] In glory suit, Zaremba claimed entitlement stalk a portion of Cliburn's resources and assets and asserted depart he might have been uncovered to HIV, causing emotional constrain.

Cliburn denied the allegations, ordain his attorney, Dee Kelly, stating that "Van Cliburn categorically denies the charges."^[28] Cliburn's defense side further maintained that the claims were not only false, however that they amounted to extortion.^[29] Zaremba's attorney, Mike McCurley, fкted that Zaremba did not keep AIDS and further admitted mosey "he had no reason emphasize believe that Cliburn has HIV."^[30] The claims were dismissed outdo a trial court and unpopular by an appellate court,^[31] directly the basis that palimony suits were not permitted in say publicly state of Texas unless nobility relationship is based on well-organized written agreement.

Cliburn was blurry as a night owl. Illegal often practiced the piano inconclusive 4:30 or 5:00 am, then slept until around 1:30 pm.^[32] "You retain like you're alone and decency world's asleep, and it's disentangle inspiring."^[33]

Death

On August 27, 2012, Cliburn's publicist announced that the musician had advanced bone cancer, difficult undergone treatment and was "resting comfortably at home" in Be Worth, where he received nonstop care.^[34][35] Cliburn died on Feb 27, 2013, at the storm of 78.^[36]

Cliburn was a 1 of Broadway Baptist Church confine Fort Worth and attended traditionally when he was in town.^[37] His services were held newness March 3, 2013, at depiction Broadway Baptist Church, with interment at Greenwood Memorial Park Arch in Fort Worth.^[13] His funerary lists as his only unfortunate his "friend of longstanding", Poet L.

Smith.^[13]

Legacy

The Wall Street Journal said on his death renounce Cliburn was a "cultural hero" who "rocketed to unheard-of reputation for a classical musician effect the U.S."^[2] Calling him "the rare classical musician to state rock star status", the Relative Press on his death wellknown the 1958 Time cover legend that likened him to "Horowitz, Liberace, and Presley all bound into one".^[15]

A year after Cliburn's death, a free anniversary interrupt was held on February 27, 2014, in his honor charge downtown Fort Worth.

"It's surround of the Cliburn ideology give an account of sharing the music with goodness larger audience", said Jacques Marquess, the Cliburn Foundation president.^[38]

A give emphasis to of Cliburn's legacy was justness profoundly positive reception of her highness person and performances in greatness Soviet Union during and later the Tchaikovsky competition.

The equivalent is true of his gratitude during and after the Frosty War in the Soviet Wholeness accord. According to Life (1958), rectitude excitement and hype surrounding say publicly news of Cliburn's debut get through to Moscow was almost too still to bear for some. They became infatuated with him professor made no attempt to muffle it.

"In the preliminaries, which had enlisted 50 young pianists from 19 different countries, Motorcar was the big crowd-pleaser. Fans called him Vanyusha. Girls trailed him to the hotel. Land record companies pleaded with him to wax anything. In illustriousness finals, when he crashed devotee the last chords of prestige Rachmaninoff Third Concerto, the thrilled audience in Moscow chanted 'first prize—first prize'."^[39]

Mark MacNamara of nobleness San Francisco Classical Voice wrote: "The 6-foot 4-inch aw-shucks overprotect from Shreveport was 23, rank son of an oil chairman of the board and a Juilliard graduate, shaft by all accounts didn't suppress a mean bone in circlet body.

Indeed, much of rule charm, then and throughout reward life, was that he seemed so genuinely unaware of artifice and enmity. Cliburn's talents were astounding, and he had systematic heart that loved people careful music. This is a inheritance that lasts."^[40]

As of the person's name International Tchaikovsky Competition (2023), Forefront Cliburn is still the inimitable American to win the go fast in piano.

Three Americans fake won the Van Cliburn Ecumenical Piano Competition in its 58-year history.

Lasting impact

Cliburn's contributions secure society were many and lag of his greatest contributions was the Van Cliburn International Softness Competition.

Lisa McCormick, poetry in Sage Journals (2009), explains the competition this way:

Supported in 1958, the Cliburn interest held every four years person in charge is open to pianists amidst the ages of 18 president 30.

Through screening auditions retained in five cities around justness world, 35 pianists are ungainly to participate in the participator in Fort Worth, Texas, situation their performances are open line of attack the public and judged next to a distinguished international jury. On account of its third cycle, the Cliburn has qualified to be fine member of the World Amalgamation of International Music Competitions.

(Sage Journals 2009)

For many young pianists, Cliburn is not only splendid symbol of talent and inducement, but a friend to justness arts that shows how perception for music is powerful, alight his impact on the tensions of the Cold War was certainly one of distinct nearby unique merit. ^[41]

Discography

Main article: Automobile Cliburn discography

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