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Mstislav Rostropovich
Mstislav Leopoldovich "Slava" Rostropovich was a Soviet and Russian cellist and conductor. He is considered to be one of the greatest cellists of the 20th century. In addition to his interpretations and technique, he was well known for both inspiring and commissioning new works, which enlarged the cello repertoire more than any cellist before or since. He inspired and premiered over 100 pieces, forming long-standing friendships and artistic partnerships with composers including Dmitri Shostakovich, Sergei Prokofiev, Henri Dutilleux, Witold Lutosławski, Olivier Messiaen, Luciano Berio, Krzysztof Penderecki, Alfred Schnittke, Norbert Moret, Andreas Makris, Leonard Bernstein, Aram Khachaturian and Benjamin Britten. Rostropovich was internationally recognized as a staunch advocate of human rights, and was awarded the 1974 Award of the International League of Human Rights. He was married to the soprano Galina Vishnevskaya and had two daughters, Olga and Elena Rostropovich.

About Mstislav Rostropovich

Cellist Mstislav Rostropovich was born in Azerbaijan on March 27, 1927. He dies at the age of 80, on April 27, 2007.

During the late 1940s and early 1950s, this Soviet cellist got three International Music Awards and one Stalin Prize, making him one of the most well-known cellists of his day. He performed Shostakovich's works as well as those of a number of other well-known cellists.

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Mstislav Rostropovich before becoming famous

Mstislav Rostropovich was born in the Zodiac sign Aries (The Ram), and 1927 is also the year of Rabbit (兔) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He began playing the piano at the age of four and learnt the cello six years later. He enrolled at the Moscow Conservatory in his mid-teens, where he expanded his musical skills to include conducting and composition.

Achievement of Mstislav Rostropovich

For his renditions of Brahms' Op. 38 and Op. 99 cello sonatas, he won a Grammy Award in 1984.

Mstislav Rostropovich's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Elena and Olga are the children of his marriage to Russian opera diva Galina Vishnevskaya.

Mstislav Rostropovich Collabed with

Both his Cello Sonata in C, Op. 119, and his Symphony-Concerto for cello were written for Rostropovich by Composer Sergei Prokofiev.

Mstislav Rostropovich Income & Net worth

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