Van Cliburn is Playing

Van Cliburn is Playing , 1962 (17:34)

Annotation: The first festival “Modern music”, in which the American pianist Van Cliburn took part, was held in Gorky from June 9 through 13. Van Cliburn gave a concert in the Kremlin Congress Palace in Moscow on June 19, 1962.

History: C 9 to June 13 in Gorky held the 1st Festival of Modern Music, which was attended by American pianist Van Cliburn. June 19, 1962 Van Cliburn gave a concert in the Kremlin Palace of Congresses in Moscow.

Film description: Sights of the city of Gorky. Statement by the American musician Van Cliburn at the Palace of Culture of the Gorky Automobile Plant (sinhr.) together with the Orchestra under Kirill Kondrashin. Audience presents musician flowers after the speech. Van Cliburn in Moscow on Red Square, signs autographs. Meeting Van Cliburn with Soviet musicians. Speech by Van Cliburn at the Palace of Congresses (sinhr.). The audience welcomed the musicians after the show. Van Cliburn walk in the woods with his mother.

Source description 1: Van Cliburn is walking by the Russian river.
A panorama of the Russian landscape.
Van Cliburn is going by car along a highway among forests and meadows.
Landscapes of the middle part.
Van Cliburn and his mother are walking along the embankment in Gorky.
People are by the Culture Palace of the Gorky car factory during the days of the music festival.
Audience is in the hall of the Culture Palace at the concert during the days of the festival.
Van Cliburn is playing the third concert for the piano with orchestra by Prokofiev.
Kirill Kondrashin is conducting the orchestra.
The audience is applauding, giving flowers to Van Cliburn.
A panorama of Moscow Kremlin.
Van Cliburn is walking with his mother along the Red Square, against the background of Kremlin buildings.
A panorama of the hall of the Congress Palace in the Kremlin.
Van Cliburn, his mother, different specialists are conducting final preparations for the concert in the hall of the Congress Palace.
Mrs Cliburn, the pianist’s mother, is playing the grand piano; the son is listening to it.
Van Cliburn is in the group of the Soviet musicians, V. Klimov and others.
The audience in the hall of the Kremlin Congress Palace.
Van Cliburn is excited before entering the stage.
The audience is warmly greeting Van Cliburn.
Van Cliburn is playing the sonata “Appassionato” by Beethoven.
The sculptor Konnenkov, the American artist R. Kent, Mrs. Cliburn are among the audience.
The audience are applauding.

Source description 2: The audience are applauding excitingly, calling Van Cliburn.
Van Cliburn is coming to the stage, covered in fresh flowers, several times.
Van Cliburn is playing “Devotion” by Schumann – List.
The audience is listening; applauding, giving flowers to the musician.
Van Cliburn is saying in Russian, ‘See you next time, thank you.’
The mother is congratulating her son on success.
A panorama of the forest landscape.
Van Cliburn and his mother are going for a walk, gathering field flowers, walking in the forest, counting the cuckoo’s calls.
A silver birch grove.

Directors: Tulubeva Z.

Operators: Lezerson V., Tumorina R.