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| Born | July 12, 1934 |
| Hometown | Shreveport, Louisiana, United States |
| Height | 6'4" (1.93m) |
| Parents | Rildia Bee O'Bryan |
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Patient pianist gets his break at 30; now he's performing Brahms piano concerto with LSO
- The Lansing Symphony Orchestra concert is at 7 p.m. Friday.
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South Korean takes first in ‘Olympics of Piano,’ finals of Cliburn competition in Fort Worth
This was the 16th Cliburn International Piano Competition, which happens once every four years. The competition started with 30 qualifying pianists.
- WorldFort Worth Star-Telegram
In the context of war, Cliburn finalists from the former Soviet Union focus on the music
As discussion of war churns around them, this year’s Cliburn competitors are speaking for more than their piano skills; they’re also carrying the weight of representing their homelands.
- U.S.Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Van Cliburn Piano Competition will not broadcast on local classical music radio station
“WRR has not had a contract for broadcast in the past, and would have considered broadcasting the performances had WRR been invited,” a spokesperson from the City of Dallas said.
- SportsFort Worth Star-Telegram
Who will cross the finish line at the Cliburn piano competition in Fort Worth?
‘It’s the culmination of everything’: The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth comes down to six performers and the final four days of concerts starting June 14.
- U.S.Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Cliburn Piano Competition has always been intertwined with Soviet, Russian, US relations
The Cold War and the Cliburn
- EntertainmentFort Worth Star-Telegram
Warmth of Fort Worth’s Cliburn Competition remains, ‘It’s just been wonderful’
The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition is down to 12 contenders. Assessments so far have been effusively positive: “absolutely thrilled by the caliber of the playing.”
- WorldFort Worth Star-Telegram
List of Van Cliburn competitors narrows as semifinalists are selected in Fort Worth
The semifinals are set for Wednesday through Sunday at Bass Performance Hall.
- WorldFort Worth Star-Telegram
18 pianists selected to advance to Van Cliburn Piano Competition quarterfinals
The competition started with 30 pianists from around the world, including from the U.S., South Korea, Ukraine, Canada, Japan and Russia.
- EntertainmentFort Worth Star-Telegram
Van Cliburn inspired his family for two generations. Now he’s the first to perform
The Cliburn returned to Fort Worth for its first day of performances after five years away Thursday.
- SportsFort Worth Star-Telegram
Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Here’s when each of the players perform
The 30 young competitors from 14 countries will perform recitals starting Thursday. Only 18 of them will advance closer toward a $100,000 prize.
