Van Cliburn

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Van Cliburn was an American classical pianist renowned for his virtuosic performances and international fame after winning the inaugural International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1958.

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Harvey Lavan Cliburn Jr. 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf classical pianist
human
musician
activeYearsEnd 2000s
activeYearsStart 1950s
awardReceived First Prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition
Grammy Award for Best Classical Performance – Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra) NERFINISHED
Kennedy Center Honors
National Medal of Arts
Order of Friendship (Russia) NERFINISHED
Presidential Medal of Freedom NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath bone cancer
competitionWon International Tchaikovsky Competition NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1934-07-12
dateOfDeath 2013-02-27
editionOfCompetitionWon 1
educatedAt Juilliard School
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Cliburn NERFINISHED
father Harvey Lavan Cliburn Sr. NERFINISHED
fullName Harvey Lavan Cliburn Jr. NERFINISHED
genre classical music
givenName Harvey NERFINISHED
hasHonor Van Cliburn International Piano Competition named in his honor
instrument piano
knownFor symbolizing cultural diplomacy during the Cold War
virtuosic piano performances
winning the inaugural International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1958
languageSpoken English
mother Rildia Bee O’Bryan Cliburn NERFINISHED
movement Cold War cultural exchange
nickname Van NERFINISHED
notableWork recordings of Beethoven piano concertos
recordings of Brahms piano works
recordings of Chopin piano works
recordings of Liszt piano works
recordings of Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3
recordings of Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2
recordings of Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3
recordings of Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1
occupation pianist
placeOfBirth Shreveport, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Fort Worth, Texas, United States NERFINISHED
recordLabel RCA Victor NERFINISHED
religion Baptist
residence Fort Worth, Texas, United States NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
studentOf Rosina Lhévinne NERFINISHED
yearOfCompetitionWin 1958

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this entity surface form: Harvey Lavan Cliburn Jr.