Van Cliburn RIP

[MartinT]

A truly gifted pianist, made history by winning the Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in the Soviet Union at a time when non-Soviets weren't supposed to win.

This should be in every collection:

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Van Cliburn 1934 - 2013.

[Andrei]

Seems the sort of character who could have been Nabakov's Luzhin

[MartinT]

<Looks up Luzhin>

Understanding dawns!

[Andrei]

Actually I take that back. I am sure Nabakov himself said he rejected the offer to cast Luzhin as a 'demented violinist'.