When the World Stopped to Listen: Van Cliburn's Cold War Triumph, and Its Aftermath

by Stuart Isacoff

Book Overview

April of 1958--the Iron Curtain was at its heaviest, and the outcome of the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition seemed preordained. Nonetheless, as star musicians from across the globe... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385352182
• ISBN13: 9780385352185
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 9.4"