Peter Rosen walks in the footsteps of American pianist Harv ey Lavan &ldquo\;Van&rdquo\; Cliburn\, who&mdash\;at the height of the Col d War&mdash\;took first prize at the inaugural edition of the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1958. The 23-year-old came home to a hero&rsquo\; s welcome\, complete with a ticker-tape parade in New York City\, and emba rked on an internationally renowned concert and recording career that woul d span decades.
\nThe film is an archival treasure trove\, including personal material provided by the Cliburn family and rarely seen performa nce footage. Documentarian Peter Rosen met with family and associates of t he pianist\, including Cliburn&rsquo\;s mother Rildia Bee O&rsquo\;Bryan C liburn\, actress Arlene Dahl\, pianist Gary Graffman&mdash\;a fellow first -prize winner of the prestigious\, now-defunct Leventritt Competition&mdas h\;and announcer Martin Bookspan\, who speaks about Cliburn&rsquo\;s strat ospheric popularity in the U.S. after his victory in Moscow.
\nFilms are free to the public\, but seating is limited. Tickets will be availabl e at the front desk of the museum starting at 10 am on the day of each scr eening\, or pre-register the day of screening at kalamazoomuseum.org.
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