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Pianist Van Cliburn dying of bone cancer

By: Staff Writer

Posted: 08/29/2012 1:00 AM | Comments: 0

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FORT WORTH, Texas -- Renowned classical pianist Van Cliburn has been diagnosed with advanced bone cancer.

His longtime friend and publicist, Mary Lou Falcone, announced the news Monday.

She says the 78-year-old Cliburn is resting comfortably at his home in Fort Worth, Texas. She says his spirits are high and he's under excellent care.

Cliburn skyrocketed to fame in 1958 when he won the first International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow at age 23. He returned to a New York ticker-tape parade, the only one ever for a classical musician.

He has performed for every president since Harry Truman, and for years has devoted his time to the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Founded by Fort Worth music teachers in 1962, it's held every four years and now considered the world's premiere piano competition.

-- The Associated Press

Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition August 29, 2012 D2

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