Sunday, March 3, 2013

Entertainment News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Van Cliburn remembered as gifted pianist

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Van Cliburn remembered as gifted pianist
Mar 3rd 2013, 23:28

Pallbearers carry Van Cliburn's coffin into Broadway Baptist Church for a funeral service for in Fort Worth, Texas on Sunday, March 3, 2013. The internationally famous musician died this week. About 1,400 people attended a memorial service for Cliburn, who died Wednesday at 78 after fighting bone cancer. As the service began, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra accompanied a choir as pall bearers carried his flower-covered coffin into the Fort Worth church. (AP Photo/Star-Telegram, Ron T. Ennis, Pool)FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Legendary pianist Van Cliburn was remembered Sunday as a gifted musician who transcended the boundaries of politics and art by easing tensions during the Cold War and introducing classical music to millions.


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