On May 19, 1958, some five weeks after winning the first Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, Van Cliburn gave a sold-out performance at Carnegie Hall that was broadcast live on WQXR. Listen to the audio recording of this performance thanks to WQXR's archives.
This performance featured Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 and Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor.
Also available on WQXR's website: 1958, A Conversation with Van Cliburn.
Picture: Van Cliburn at Carnegie Hall, 1965 (Carnegie Hall Archives).
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