Published by UK, 1958
Manuscript / Paper Collectible First Edition Signed
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Add to basketPaper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Handwritten Card Signed by Pianist Van Cliburn. Dated 1958. Van Cliburn 1934-2013 was an American pianist who, at the age of 23, achieved worldwide recognition when he won the inaugural International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1958 Cliburn's mother, a piano teacher and an accomplished pianist in her own right, discovered him playing at age three, mimicking one of her students and arranged for him to start taking lessons. Cliburn developed a rich, round tone and a singing-voice-like phrasing, having been taught from the start to sing each piece.Cliburn toured domestically and overseas. He played for royalty, heads of state, and every US president from Harry S. Truman to Barack Obama. Size is 145mm x 85mm. Condition is good. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17349. Signed by Author(s).