Van Cliburn

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

July 12, 1934 at 11:45 AM (Birthtime accuracy: excellent)

Aspect Legend

Square

Quincunx

Sextile

Opposition

Trine

Minor aspects

Bio

Harvey Lavan "Van" Cliburn, Jr., (/ˈklaɪbɜrn/; July 12, 1934 – February 27, 2013) was an American pianist who achieved worldwide recognition in 1958 at the age of 23, when he won the first quadrennial International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow at the height of the Cold War.His mother, an accomplished pianist who had studied under a student of Franz Liszt, discovered him playing at age three and mimicking one of her students. She began his own lessons. He developed a rich, round tone and a singing voice-like phrasing, having been taught from the start to sing each piece.Van Cliburn toured domestically and overseas. He played for royalty, heads of state, and every U.S. president from Harry S. Truman to Barack Obama.

Birth time credit: Rodden / Accuracy: excellent Updated: 2023-10-11
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Aspects

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