Van Cliburn treasures are under the hammer today
mainThe latest instalment of the late pianist’s estate sale at Christie’s New York includes his mother’s 1869 Bechstein.
Rildia Bee O’Bryan Cliburn was Van’s first piano teacher. They lived together in Fort Worth until her death, aged 97, in 1994.
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.