Van Cliburn, To Russia With Love.

Cliburn, Van, 1934-2013; Pianists; Piano competitions; Moscow Nights: The Van Cliburn Story: How One Man & His Piano Transformed the Cold War (Book); Piano playing; Russians; Attitude (Psychology)

The article features concert pianist Harvey Lavan Cliburn Jr. who won the first International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow, Russia and considered the most famous American classical musician. Topics discussed include the book "Moscow Nights: The Van Cliburn Story: How One Man and His Piano Transformed the Cold War," by Nigel Cliff, performance and technique of Cliburn, and impression of Russians on Cliburn.