February 27, 2013

  • RIP Mr. Van Cliburn

    This morning Mr. Cliburn died in his home. He was a bone marrow cancer patient since last August, but no one really expected him to pass away so early. 

     

    I don't remember the last time a legendary pianist has died in my lifetime. The last one I can think of is Horowitz, but he died a little before I was born. The news of his death shocked the whole world. My facebook newsfeed was cluttered with RIP posts about him from my musician friends. It's too bad that he couldn't stay alive long enough to see the Van Cliburn Competition happen in just a few months...

     

    At least he can be in peace now, no longer having to suffer the slow and painful death that he went through.

    Rest in peace to one of the most influential pianists out there, the one who has shaped history in this past century.