Van Cliburn
An artist can be truly evaluated only after he is dead. At the very 11th hour, he might do something that will eclipse everything else.
I'm not a success, I'm a sensation.
If you hold onto the beauty and inspiration and the clarity that is music, you will have an anchor, you will not be too far swayed by what the world isCollection: Inspiration
Music is like painting in sound. You take it into your inner heart and never lose it. It's eternally mysterious.Collection: Love
But classical music is not entertainment, and I feel viciously strong about that. Classical music is forever. Entertainment is something that is here today, and may be gone tomorrow.Collection: Strong
I have never known anyone from Texas, no matter how far they go or what they do, who isn't proud of being from Texas.Collection: Texas
The brick of my life is music, but the mortar is faith.Collection: Inspirational
The Steinway piano - with its beauty and power - is the perfect medium for expressing the performer's art, drama and poetry.Collection: Art
An artist can only be evaluated after he's dead. At the 11th hour he might do something that will eclipse everything else.Collection: Music
Everything I chose, I had already played in concert. For the competition, I wanted to pick pieces I know that people like.Collection: People