Legendary pianist Van Cliburn, born in Shreveport but raised in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 78. Cliburn performed prior to various events in the Metroplex, including at the inaugural Winston (Sprint) Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway in 1997 (such a wreckfest that day).
However, it is during the US/USSR Cold War, where he got an invite from the Soviet Union leader Nikita Khrushchev and performed in front of him and others, accompanied by an orchestra.
From a trip of his in the USSR, here is Piano Concerto, Number 1, Movement III.
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