It has become legend by now: In 1958, at the height of the Cold War, a lanky, baby-faced pianist from Texas stunned the world by going to Russia and winning that country's most prestigious music ...

It was 1958, and pianist Van Cliburn was a young artist who had entered a period in his life that was full of grace, a time when he could do nothing wrong. He won the gold medal at Moscow’s first ...

Cliburn achieved worldwide recognition when he won the first International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow as a 23-year-old. What's more, he did... The American concert pianist Harvey Lavan "Van" ...

Van Cliburn, the tall, gangly, curly-haired Texan who became the most famous classical pianist in American history over the course of a single extraordinary week in 1958, died Feb. 27 at his home in ...

Editor’s note: Observer contributor and local piano instructor Katie Womack was especially moved by the death yesterday of pianist Van Cliburn, whose namesake competition she was gushing about just ...

The Texan bridged cultures and earned a ticker-tape parade down Broadway for winning a Tchaikovsky competition in Moscow during the Cold War. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Famed pianist Van Cliburn, ...

Six finalists for the 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition were announced last night in Fort Worth, Texas. For the first time since its inception more than 50 years ago, the contest is ...

Detroit Symphony Orchestra music director Leonard Slatkin has been named jury chairman for the 15th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition taking place in spring 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Some of the world’s best pianists between the ages of 18 and 30 soon will play their first notes in Fort Worth in hopes of securing a spot in the 17th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. The ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — The Seventeenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition will end on a high note next month with a free, two-day celebration in Downtown Fort Worth. The Cliburn, in partnership ...