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Moscow Nights

The Van Cliburn Story-How One Man and His Piano Transformed the Cold War

Moscow Nights( )
Author: Cliff, Nigel
ISBN:978-0-06-233316-2
Publication Date:Sep 2016
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $57.99
Book Description:

In 1958, an unheralded twenty-three-year-old piano prodigy from Texas named Van Cliburn traveled to Moscow to compete in the first International Tchaikovsky Competition. The Soviets had no intention of bestowing their coveted prize on an unknown American; a Soviet pianist had already been chosen to win. Yet when the gangly Texan with the shy grin took the stage and began to play, he instantly captivated an entire nation.

The Soviet people were charmed by Cliburn's...
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Book Details
Pages:464
Detailed Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Music
Political Science / International Relations / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):16.3 x 23.7 x 3.4 cm
Book Weight:0.718 Kilograms



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