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 ...

And let's remember, now, a brilliant pianist who turned music into a bridge between the U.S. and the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War. Van Cliburn passed away yesterday, at his home in Texas ...

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 International Piano Competition. Aristo Sham of Hong Kong, China ...

FORT WORTH, Texas - Van Cliburn, the internationally celebrated pianist whose triumph at a 1958 Moscow competition helped thaw the Cold War and launched a spectacular career that made him the rare ...

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 ...

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Legendary pianist Van Cliburn was remembered Sunday as a gifted musician who transcended the boundaries of politics and art by easing tensions during the Cold War and ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

They don’t have to guess who’s coming to dinner anymore. The host families for the 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, which begins at Bass Hall on May 24, learned which competitor will ...

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 ...