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Van Cliburn

Van Cliburn was an American pianist and musician (1934–2013). He was born at Shreveport and died at Fort Worth.

Also recorded as Harvey Lavan Cliburn, Jr.; Harvey Cliburn Jr.; Harvey Lavan Cliburn; Harvey Cliburn; Harvey Lavan.

Van Cliburn in brief

Born
1934
Died
2013
Known for
pianist and musician
Place of birth
Shreveport
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Identity and origins

Van Cliburn was recorded at birth as Harvey Lavan Cliburn Jr. The authorities additionally record the headings Harvey Lavan Cliburn, Jr., Harvey Cliburn Jr., Harvey Lavan Cliburn, Harvey Cliburn and Harvey Lavan. His recorded language was English. His recorded confession was Baptists.

Recognition and collections

Van Cliburn received National Medal of Arts, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Charles E. Lutton Man of Music Award, Order of Friendship and Kennedy Center Honors.

Identity

What the record establishes about Van Cliburn.

Van Cliburn is recorded with the occupation recording artist. Van Cliburn is recorded as a citizen of United States. Van Cliburn is recorded with the occupation musician. Van Cliburn is classed in the genre classical music. Van Cliburn is recorded with the occupation pianist. Van Cliburn is recorded with the citizenship of United States.

Van Cliburn is recorded at birth as Harvey Lavan Cliburn Jr.. Van Cliburn is recorded as pianist and musician. Open Library catalogues 1 work under this name.

Reception

Van Cliburn is recorded as having received National Medal of Arts, Presidential Medal of Freedom and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Van Cliburn may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Van Cliburn is established in the international name authorities as MusicBrainz 0a8a7571-a0cd-4626-a10a-3dd57e0e559e, Social Networks and Archival Context w6sf2tgd, Bibliothèque nationale de France 139007002, Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) 119145332, Library of Congress n81132090, ISNI 0000000084134903, IdRef 085748986, VIAF 116729067, Discogs 833035 and Wikidata Q366355.

Literature

2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Van Cliburn und Sviatoslav Richter, Österreichische Musikzeitschrift, 2005. Exploring motivational patterns in high-performing pianists: evidence from Cliburn competitors’ biographies, Frontiers in Psychology, 2024.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (4278103-6). Those registers additionally record the form Cliburn International Piano Competition.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 32 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Van Cliburn studied at Juilliard School and Mary Pappert School of Music. training under Rosina Lhévinne is recorded. the recorded working language is English.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are classical music.

Distinctions recorded are National Medal of Arts, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and Charles E. Lutton Man of Music Award.

Chronology

  1. 1934Van Cliburn born at Shreveport.
  2. 1934Van Cliburn was born on 12 July 1934.
  3. 2013Van Cliburn died at Fort Worth.
  4. 2013Van Cliburn died on 27 February 2013.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Cliburn, Van (12 July 1934–27 February 2013), classical pianist, American National Biography Online, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Cliburn, van, (Harvey Lavan Cliburn Jr), (12 July 1934–27 Feb. 2013), pianist; Artistic Adviser, Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, since 1962, Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Cliburn, Van, Oxford Music Online, 2001

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Open Library author record for Van Cliburn (Internet Archive), 1 catalogued work.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  5. 5.

    Van Cliburn und Sviatoslav Richter, Österreichische Musikzeitschrift, 2005

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Van Cliburn, Choice Reviews Online, 1993

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Van Cliburn.

    open access index · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 4278103-6, Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q366355: Van Cliburn

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  10. 10.

    “Van Cliburn”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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