Ep. 37 — The 'Cliburn curse.' Is it real? Critic Scott Cantrell talks death, tragedy and virtuoso pianists
Mar 25, 2016, 05:26 PM
The so-called 'Cliburn curse' is being recalled after a virtuoso pianist's wife was charged with killing their 2 daughters in a Fort Worth suburb. ' Dallas Morning News' contributing classical music critic Scott Cantrell discusses the strange tragedy and the even stranger story of the curse. Three previous Van Cliburn International Piano Competition winners have met tragic ends. Download more episodes of the Mixed Media podcast on iTunes.