Van Cliburn treasures are under the hammer today

Van Cliburn treasures are under the hammer today

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norman lebrecht

March 05, 2014

The latest instalment of the late pianist’s estate sale at Christie’s New York includes his mother’s 1869 Bechstein.

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Rildia Bee O’Bryan Cliburn was Van’s first piano teacher. They lived together in Fort Worth until her death, aged 97, in 1994.

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  • PrewarTreasure says:

    Here you go, ‘Van Fans’ – take 9 minutes and 49 seconds out of your busy lives with this gem of a YouTube clip:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4Z1e6HWV3Y

    “Enjoy”, as they say these days.

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