50+ MusicFeb 27
On the 27th of February 2013: #VanCliburn, American pianist (Tchaikovsky Competition winner, 1958), died at 78.
#RIP ✞
The 🫠 ᴘʀᴇᴛᴛʏ BBC Radio 3 🎶 #NowPlaying BotFeb 22
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #PrivatePassions Franz Liszt & Van Cliburn: 🎵 3 Etudes de Concert S.144, No. 3: Un Sospiro #BBCRadio3 #FranzLiszt #VanCliburn
50+ MusicJul 12, 2025
#OnThisDay in 1934, #VanCliburn, American pianist (Tchaikovsky Competition winner, 1958), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2013).
#RIP 🕯️
SunidesusMay 24, 2025

Just started watching the preliminary rounds of the Van Cliburn. I'm having such a hard time deciding if I prefer one pianist over another, or if I just like the pieces they chose better.

#piano #ClassicalMusic #VanCliburn

Pablonius Monk 🇺🇦May 13, 2025

"The Texan Who Conquered Russia"

Music, not politics, has historically struck a chord at Van Cliburn International Piano Competition 🎹 🛰️

https://fortworthreport.org/2025/05/13/music-not-politics-has-historically-struck-a-chord-at-international-van-cliburn-piano-competition/

#VanCliburn #Piano #ClassicalMusic #VanCliburnInternationalPianoCompetition #FortWorth #Texas #InternationalTchaikovskyCompetition #HollaceWeiner #FortWorthReport #Sputnik

Music, not politics, has historically struck a chord at Van Cliburn International Piano Competition 

Fort Worthian Van Cliburn’s fame temporarily thawed the chill in U.S.-Soviet relations but politics thread through the competition’s history.

Fort Worth Report
Ben GleasonDec 4, 2022

Current listening: Van Cliburn and the Chicago Symphony playing Beethoven's 4th Concerto on an RCA Victor vinyl record

#VanCliburn #Beethoven #ChicagoSymphony #ClassicalMusic #piano #concerto