Van Cliburn

I'm not a success, I'm a sensation.

The Steinway piano with its beauty and power is the perfect medium for expressing the performer's art, drama and poetry.

An artist can be truly evaluated only after he is dead. At the very 11th hour, he might do something that will eclipse everything else.

But classical music is not entertainment and I feel viciously strong about that. Classical music is forever. Entertainment is something that is here today and may be gone tomorrow.