Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Van Cliburn, Legendary Classical Pianist, R. I. P.

Van Cliburn, the American pianist whose first-place award at the Tchaikovsky International Competition in Moscow made him an overnight sensation and propelled him to a hugely successful and lucrative career, passed away on Wednesday at his Fort Worth, Texas home at the age of 78.

Mr. Cliburn had been undergoing treatments for bone cancer.

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