Mstislav Rostropovich

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About this artist

Мстислав Леопольдович Ростропович / Mstislav Leopol'dovič Rostropovič.
Born: March 27, 1927, Baku, Azerbaijan.
Died: April 27, 2007, Moscow, Russia.
Russian cellist and conductor, married to the soprano Galina Vishnevskaya. Widely considered to be one of the greatest cellists of the 20th century.