Van Cliburn
Van Cliburn
Harvey Lavan "Van" Cliburn Jr., was an American pianist who achieved worldwide recognition in 1958, at the age of 23, when he won the inaugural quadrennial International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow during the Cold War...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPianist
Date of Birth12 July 1934
CityShreveport, LA
CountryUnited States of America
Van Cliburn quotes about
sensations
I'm not a success, I'm a sensation.
strong forever may
But classical music is not entertainment, and I feel viciously strong about that. Classical music is forever. Entertainment is something that is here today, and may be gone tomorrow.
music artist might
An artist can only be evaluated after he's dead. At the 11th hour he might do something that will eclipse everything else.
texas matter proud
I have never known anyone from Texas, no matter how far they go or what they do, who isn't proud of being from Texas.
people competition pieces
Everything I chose, I had already played in concert. For the competition, I wanted to pick pieces I know that people like.
art drama piano
The Steinway piano - with its beauty and power - is the perfect medium for expressing the performer's art, drama and poetry.
inspiration anchors world
If you hold onto the beauty and inspiration and the clarity that is music, you will have an anchor, you will not be too far swayed by what the world is
inspirational bricks life-is
The brick of my life is music, but the mortar is faith.
love dream heart
Music is like painting in sound. You take it into your inner heart and never lose it. It's eternally mysterious.
deep lifetime love received recognized truly
has truly recognized and received my deep love and lifetime devotion.