Remembering Van Cliburn

Van Cliburn, the American pianist whose first-place award at the 1958 Tchaikovsky International Competition in Moscow made him an overnight sensation and propelled him to a phenomenally successful and lucrative career, though a short-lived one, died Wednesday morning 27 February 2013 in Fort Worth. He was 78.

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Pianist Van Cliburn dead at age 78

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— Alan (@AlanRacmty) February 27, 2013

Wolfgang Sawallisch dies at 89

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— Alan (@AlanRacmty) February 26, 2013

Death of American conductor JAMES DEPREIST

MUSICIAN milestones: Remembering Pioneering American Conductor, Poet And Anime Inspiration James DePreist  fb.me/1yche0nJN
— Alan (@AlanRacmty) February 9, 2013