Mstislav+Rostropovich



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Mstislav Rostropovich was born in 1927 in Baku, Azerbaijan. He came from an extremely musical family and he started playing the piano at the age of four. Shortly after, he started playing the cello and began studying at the Central Music School in Moscow. He later started at the Moscow Conservatoire. He had his first public performance in 1940 and went on to win several awards and distinctions. One of the distinctions was the USSR Stalin Prize.

When the war had ended his fame spread throughout the world. He was known for his commanding technique and visionary playing. He was so well known that he had many pieces written solely for him by some of the greatest composers. Rostropovich was also a conductor and led many great performances.

In addition to his musical talent, Rostropovich was known for his outspokenness on the topic of artistic freedom in Russia during the Cold War. He died in 2007 while he was residing in Paris.

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EMI. (n.d.). //Mstislav rostropovich//. Retrieved from http://www.emiclassics.com/artistbiography.php?aid=52

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