Great Pianists - Clue #3
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Six months after the launch of Sputnik, this 24-year old pianist shifted the attention of the nation on music by winning an acclaimed international piano competition in Moscow, Russia. Hailed as an important unifying moment during the height of the Cold War, upon his return to the United States he was honored with a tickertape parade in New York City.
