Considered by many to be the finest cellist of the late 20th century, Rostropovich was a hugely influencial and inspiring figure who expanded the cello repertoire more than any other cellist before or ...

The great Polish composer Witold Lutosławski (1913-1994) wrote his Cello Concerto for the famous Russian cellist Mstislav ...

A priceless cello bow, belonging to Soviet cellist Mstislav Rostropivich ... "sartory" and "made especially for Mr.Piatagorsky." Mr. Rostropovich gave a benefit concert Monday evening for the ...

MOSCOW, March 27 /TASS/. The VII Mstislav Rostropovich International Festival will traditionally open at the Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire on March 27th, the Maestro’s birthday.

Slatkin first came to the NSO in 1994 (following the tenure of Mstislav Rostropovich), served as music director designate for two years and continued on as music director from 1996 to 2008.

The greatest musicians of the 20th century chose to perform the works of Krzysztof Penderecki: Mstislav Rostropovich, Oleg Kagan, Isaac Stern, Siegfried Palm, Kim Kashkashian, Wanda Wiłkomirska, Heinz ...

One of the great cellists of recent years, Mstislav Rostropovich inspired or commissioned over 100 works including major contributions to the cello literature by his friends Shostakovich, Prokofiev, ...

The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1996, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point ...