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Definition of “Rostropovich”

Rostropovich (ˌrɒstrəˈpəʊvɪtʃ Pronunciation for Rostropovich ; Russian rəstraˈpɔvitʃ) 

Definitions

noun

  1. Mstislav Leopoldovich (ˈmɪstɪslɑːv; Russian mstiˈslaf leaˈpɔldavitʃ). 1927–2007, Soviet cellist, composer, and conductor; became a US citizen in 1978 after losing Soviet citizenship (restored in 1990)

Example Sentences Including 'Rostropovich'

Four years later, while Rostropovich was in the United States, his passport was revoked.
Globe and Mail (2003)
In the end, he went for Rostropovich 's rendition of Bach's cello suites.
Peter Robinson AFTERMATH (2001)
Mstislav Rostropovich was announced as conductor, and Vladimir Atlantov and Galina Vishnevskaya for the main roles.
Susie Gilbert and Jay Shir A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since 1945 (2003)
One concrete result in 1952 was Prokofiev's revised cello concerto, one of many works written directly for Rostropovich 's fingers.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)
Rostropovich retains the grit of a man who has never gone along with things that he believes to be unfair or unjust.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Though Rostropovich still conducts with demonic fervour, he now rarely plays the cello in public.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)

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