Cliburn Takes Moscow

Fishko Files | Jan 7, 2016

American pianist Van Cliburn will forever be remembered for one phenomenal Cold War moment. Everyone knew the twenty-three year old from Texas was good, but no one expected him to steal the show in Moscow in 1958. (Produced in 2008)

 

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