Cliburn

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf person
gptkbp:activeYears 1950-2013
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Juilliard_School
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:Chicago_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkb:Los_Angeles_Philharmonic
gptkb:New_York_Philharmonic
gptkb:London_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Grammy_Award
gptkb:Kennedy_Center_Honors
gptkbp:birthDate 1934-07-12
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Shreveport,_Louisiana,_USA
gptkbp:deathDate 2013-02-27
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Van_Cliburn
gptkbp:genre classical
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Honorary_Member_of_the_Royal_Academy_of_Music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cliburn
gptkbp:image Van_Cliburn_1962.jpg
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Sergei_Rachmaninoff
gptkb:Arthur_Rubinstein
gptkb:Vladimir_Horowitz
gptkbp:instrument piano
gptkbp:knownFor international piano competitions
winning the first International Tchaikovsky Competition
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableEvent performing at the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
performing at the 2002 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
1958 Tchaikovsky Competition
performing with orchestras worldwide
performing at the 2006 Winter Olympics closing ceremony
performing at the 1994 Winter Olympics closing ceremony
performing at the 1980 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
performing_at_Carnegie_Hall
performing_at_the_White_House
Cold_War_cultural_diplomacy
performing_for_President_Eisenhower
receiving_a_star_on_the_Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame
receiving_the_National_Medal_of_Arts
receiving_the_Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
performing_at_the_Van_Cliburn_International_Piano_Competition
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Tchaikovsky_Piano_Concerto_No._1
gptkbp:occupation concert pianist
gptkbp:recordLabel gptkb:Decca_Records
gptkb:RCA_Victor
Telarc
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Fort_Worth,_Texas,_USA
gptkbp:signature Van_Cliburn_signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse none
gptkbp:taught Rosina Lhevinne
gptkbp:website vancliburn.com