Van Cliburn Autographs
Harvey Lavan "Van" Cliburn Jr. (/ˈklaɪbɜːrn/; July 12, 1934 – February 27, 2013) was an American pianist. At the age of 23, Cliburn achieved worldwide recognition when he won the inaugural International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1958 during the Cold War.
Cliburn's mother, a piano teacher and an accomplished pianist in her own right, discovered him playing at age three, mimicking one of her students, and arranged for him to start taking lessons. Cliburn developed a rich, round tone and a singing-voice-like phrasing, having been taught from the start to sing each piece. Cliburn toured domestically and overseas. He played for royalty, heads of state, and every US president from Harry S. Truman to Barack Obama.
Harvey Lavan Cliburn Jr. was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, the son of Rildia Bee (née O'Bryan) and Harvey Lavan Cliburn Sr. When he was three, he began taking piano lessons from his mother, who had studied under Arthur Friedheim, a pupil of Franz Liszt. When Cliburn was six, his father, who worked in the oil industry, moved the family to Kilgore, Texas.
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Traded items with a signature of Van Cliburn
The most expensive item with a signature of Van Cliburn (2 PHOTOS 1958 pianist VAN CLIBURN & conductor KIRIL KONDRASHIN - SIGNED by GARA) was sold in June 2024 for $1,250.00 while the cheapest item (Signed Autograph CD Booklet Olga Kern - 11th Van Cliburn Piano Competition) found a new owner for $3.99 in March 2018. The month with the most items sold (4) was February 2022 with an average selling price of $42.48 for an autographed item of Van Cliburn. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2013 with $231.75 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $6.06 was February 2025. In average, an autographed item from Van Cliburn is worth $49.95.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Van Cliburn were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Signed Autographed Van Cliburn LP with Note | $300.00 |  |
| Signed Autographed Van Cliburn LP with Note | $300.00 | |
 | Van Cliburn (d. 2013) Signed 8x10 Photo - Pianist | $14.98 | |
| Van Cliburn (d. 2013) Signed 8x10 Photo - Pianist | $14.98 | |
 | Van Cliburn autographed CD, My Favorite Debussy, sealed | $15.00 | |
| Van Cliburn autographed CD, My Favorite Debussy, sealed | $15.00 | |
| Van Cliburn autographed CD, World's Favorite Piano Music, sealed, new | $15.00 | |
| VAN CLIBURN Signed Autograph Auto 3x5 Index Card Slab PSA JSA | $6.06 | |
| VAN CLIBURN Signed Autograph Auto 3x5 Index Card Slab PSA JSA | $6.06 | |
| Van Cliburn signed autographed record album! AMCo COA! 12875 | $205.98 | |
| Van Cliburn signed autographed record album! AMCo COA! 12875 | $205.98 | |
 | Vintage 1970 Van Cliburn Pianist Autographed Concert Poster 14”X22” | $199.95 | |
| Vintage 1970 Van Cliburn Pianist Autographed Concert Poster 14”X22” | $199.95 | |
| Vintage Pianist Van Cliburn Autographed Signed Photo 1962 | $24.99 | |
| Vintage Pianist Van Cliburn Autographed Signed Photo 1962 | $24.99 | |
