FORT WORTH, Texas — On Sunday, in the end, Van Cliburn had one more magnificent gift for Fort Worth and the world. The heartbreaking beauty and grandeur of his funeral service music is unlikely to be forgotten by anyone who heard it inside Broadway Baptist Church. Cliburn, the legendary pianist who died Wednesday at 78, was warmly eulogized by former President George W. Bush, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and friends from Fort Worth and around the world, who remembered both his historic talent, but also his humility and kindness. Statements by President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin were also read to those who filled the large Fort Worth sanctuary. But from the first note...
0 Responses to Friends, dignitaries bid final farewell to Van Cliburn