Autographs of Van Cliburn
Harvey Lavan "Van" Cliburn Jr. (July 12, 1934 – February 27, 2013) was an American pianist. At the age of 23, Cliburn achieved worldwide recognition when in 1958 he won the inaugural International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.
Cliburn's mother, a piano teacher and an accomplished pianist in her own right, discovered him playing at age three, mimicking one of her students, and arranged for him to start taking lessons. Cliburn developed a rich, round tone and a singing-voice-like phrasing, having been taught from the start to sing each piece. Cliburn toured domestically and overseas. He played for royalty, heads of state, and every US president from Harry S. Truman to Barack Obama.
Harvey Lavan Cliburn Jr. was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, the son of Rildia Bee (née O'Bryan) and Harvey Lavan Cliburn Sr. When he was three, he began taking piano lessons from his mother, who had studied under Arthur Friedheim, a pupil of Franz Liszt. When Cliburn was six, his father, who worked in the oil industry, moved the family to Kilgore, Texas.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Van Cliburn (Van Cliburn Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No.3 LP Autographed Japan Edition) was sold in February 2026 for £243.02 while the cheapest item (+ VAN CLIBURN 1934-2013 Highly Acclaimed American Classical Pianist.signed card) found a new owner for £3.95 in December 2017. The month with the most items sold (7) was February 2026 with an average selling price of £181.41 for an autographed item of Van Cliburn. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2026 with £181.41 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £9.99 was November 2020. In average, an autographed item from Van Cliburn is worth £47.38.
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