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Harvey Lavan "Van" Cliburn Jr. (; July 12, 1934 β February 27, 2013) 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.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. Cliburn developed a rich, round tone and a singing-voice-like phrasing, having been taught from the start to sing each piece. Cliburn toured domestically and overseas. He played for royalty, heads of state, and every US president from Harry S. Truman to Barack Obama.
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Filmography
all 8
self 7
TV Shows 5
Movies 3
Self
When Seattle Invented the Future: The 1962 World's Fair (2012)
Movie
Van Cliburn in Moscow Vol. 1 (2008)
Movie
Self
Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Here to Make Music (1989)
Movie
Self
The Kennedy Center Honors (1978)
TV
Self - Pianist
Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
TV
Self
The Grammy Awards (1959)
TV
Self - Pianist
The Steve Allen Show (1956)
TV
Self - Mystery Guest / Self - Panelist
What's My Line? (1950)
TV
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1978
2012
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1934-07-12
Deathday2013-02-27 (78 years old)
Birth NameHarvey Lavan Cliburn Jr.
Birth PlaceShreveport, United States of America
ReligionBaptists
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsCharles E. Lutton Man of Music Award, National Medal of Arts, Kennedy Center Honors, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Order of Friendship, Presidential Medal of Freedom
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