Van Cliburn, the American pianist whose first-place award at the 1958 Tchaikovsky International Competition in Moscow made him an overnight sensation and launched his phenomenally successful and lucrative career, died Wednesday morning in Fort Worth at the age of 78.
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 launched his phenomenally successful and lucrative career, died Wednesday morning in Fort Worth at the age of 78.