Van Cliburn in the USSR (1958)

Portrait of P.I. Tchaikovsky.

Composer D.D. Shostakovich opens the 1st Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in April 1958. Van Cliburn bows from the stage.

Van Cliburn sits down at the piano, view of part of the orchestra.

The conductor at the console.

Van Cliburn performs a musical piece on the piano, accompanied by a symphony orchestra.

Violinist Valery Klimov plays.

Van Cliburn on stage during the presentation of his prize for winning the competition on April 14, 1958, with Shostakovich standing next to him.

Shostakovich presents Van Cliburn with his award.

Faces of the applauding members of the competition jury.

Presentation of the award to Valery Klimov.

Klimov bows to the audience.

Van Cliburn during a ceremonial meeting after returning to the United States.

New Yorkers greet Van Cliburn with American flags in their hands.

Van Cliburn responds to greetings from the car, view of the motorcade.

Van Cliburn drives through the streets of New York.

Van Cliburn gives an interview to American journalists.

Van Cliburn in Moscow on April 14, 1958, embraces a Soviet colleague during the final concert.

Van Cliburn among the applauding spectators.

Views of the streets and squares of Moscow, traffic.

View of Red Square.

Monument to P.I. Tchaikovsky in Moscow.

A lamp in the form of a winter hut.

Van Cliburn in the studio of Soviet television answers the questions of the TV presenter.

Van Cliburn, sitting at the piano, says goodbye to the Soviet fans of his work in Russian, thanks for the warm welcome, speaks of his love for the Soviet people (synchronously), performs the song "Evening on the Roadstead" on the piano.