Show VAN famous will appear with the Utah Symphony Orchestra at this evening in a special concert Van Cliburn Performs In Tabernacle Tonight Local junior high I and University students heard Van Cliburn last night at his rehearsal in the Salt Lake CLIBURN agreed Saturday to allow symphony officials to open the Tuesday rehearsal to Because of the ticket sellout for the regular this change in program was Cliburn played First Piano Concerto and Third Piano Concerto with Maestro Maurice Abravanel and the The orchestra also presented Russian Easter Festival The Texas pianist was awarded the International Piano Competition two years ago in and he also played in the Soviet Union in a series of concerts on a Cultural Exchange Mission for the United States State Department last HE BEGAN playing the piano at the age of three under the direction of his His later studies took place at Juliard School in New York with the renowned Ro-sina In 1954 he was awarded the which is considered the most important American music Before Cliburn won the the judges had not considered anyone worthy of the honor for five years previous to this AFTER winning the International Howard of the New York is probably the greatest accolade to any pianist of our Cliburn was unknown to the music public when he won the award in though he was known among the American professional music After his last tour of of the Soviet he was described by Neuhaus as real and brilliant successor to |