Cliburn was born Harvey Lavan Cliburn Jr. on July 12, 1934, in Shreveport, La., the son of oilman Harvey Cliburn Sr. and Rildia Bee O’Bryan Cliburn. At age 3, he began studying piano with his mother, ...

Van Cliburn, whose legacy as a 20th century classical pianist is matched only by such figures Vladimir Horowitz and Glenn Gould, died at age 78 in his home in Fort Worth, Texas on Wednesday. Cause of ...

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Renowned classical pianist Van Cliburn has been diagnosed with advanced bone cancer and is resting comfortably at his Texas home, his publicist said Monday. The 78-year-old ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Pianist Van Cliburn, who won public adoration and a New York ticker-tape parade when he won the first International Tchaikovsky ...

The Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra is ready to welcome the arrival of August 2022 by announcing the concert lineup for what will rank as the 81st symphony season. Throughout last year, I ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 29-year-old from Hong Kong became the first pianist from there to take home the top prize Saturday night in the 17th Van Cliburn ...

FORT WORTH — The local symphony had just finished its traditional playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” when the Bass Hall crowd and the musicians began to settle in for what was going to be a concert ...

The 17th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition kicks off in Fort Worth May 21 to June 7. The Fort Worth Report will provide in-depth coverage of the competition. Follow the score here. When ...

This Feb. 19, 1959 file photo shows pianist Van Cliburn performing for the American Association of School Administrators at the Convention Hall in Atlantic, City, N.J. Cliburn, the internationally ...

Van Cliburn, the concert pianist whose Cold War victory at the first International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow catapulted him to fame, has died at the age of 78. The Dallas Morning News reported ...

FORT WORTH, Texas -- For a time in Cold War America, Van Cliburn had all the trappings of a rock star: sold-out concerts, adoring, out-of-control fans and a name recognized worldwide. He even got a ...