George W. Bush remembers Van Cliburn

The pall bearers carry the casket of Van Cliburn out of Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas after his funeral on Sunday, March 3, 2013. Long time friend Thomas Smith and Olga Rostropovich follow the casket out. (Star-Telegram/Joyce MarshallPresident George W. Bush is among the dignitaries who will tribute late pianist Van Cliburn at his memorial service on Sunday. Cliburn died Wednesday at 78 after fighting bone.Regarding the Feb. 28 front-page obituary “Texas pianist shot to fame with his unlikely Cold War coup”: What a fitting tribute to the great pianist Van Cliburn. I had the pleasure of attending one of his concerts in the Kennedy Center. It was in 1976“Over the course of many years, during the most difficult historical times, the art of Van Cliburn brought together people from different countries, different continents and united them,” Russian President Vladimir

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