Van Cliburn battle with bone cancer was revealed last August . `` He died peacefully in his Texas , Fort Worth , home , '' his publicist says . CNN is considered one of the greatest pianists of last August .
Van Cliburn 's battle with bone cancer was revealed last August . `` He died peacefully in his Fort Worth , Texas , home , '' his publicist says . Cliburn is considered one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century .