Mstislav Rostropovich
1927 – 2007 · aged 80
Soviet and Russian cellist and conductor (1927-2007)
- Born
- 27 Mar 1927 · Baku
- Died
- 27 Apr 2007 · Moscow
Life timeline
Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.
- 27 Mar 1927BornBorn in Baku
- 1951AwardStalin Prize, 2nd degree
- 1970AwardRoyal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal
- 1976AwardErnst von Siemens Music Prize
- 1981AwardLéonie Sonning Music Prize
- 1983AwardHonorary doctorate at the Laval University
- 1984AwardLitteris et Artibus
- 1987AwardPresidential Medal of Freedom
- 1992AwardCatalonia International Prize
- 1992AwardFour Freedoms Award – Freedom of Speech
- 1993AwardHonorary citizenship
- 1993AwardPraemium Imperiale
- 1994AwardDoctor honoris causa from the Paris-Sorbonne University
- 27 Apr 2007DiedDied in Moscow
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1927 – 2007).
- 1933 – 1945The Holocaust
- 19341934 FIFA World Cup
- 19361936 Summer Olympics
- 1937 – 1945Second Sino-Japanese War
- 19381938 FIFA World Cup
- 1938Munich Agreement
- 1939 – 1940Winter War
- 1939 – 1945World War II
- 1940 – 1945Auschwitz concentration camp
- 1941Attack on Pearl Harbor
- 1941 – 1945Eastern Front
- 1941Operation Barbarossa
- 1942 – 1943Battle of Stalingrad
- 1945Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- 1945 – 1946Nuremberg trials
- 19501950 FIFA World Cup
- 1950 – 1953Korean War
- 1953 – 1959Cuban Revolution
- 19541954 FIFA World Cup
- 1955 – 1975Vietnam War
- 1956Hungarian Revolution of 1956
- 1956Suez Crisis
- 19581958 FIFA World Cup
- 1959Antarctic Treaty System
- 19621962 FIFA World Cup
- 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
- 19661966 FIFA World Cup
- 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
- 1968Prague Spring
- 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
- 19721972 Summer Olympics
- 19741974 FIFA World Cup
- 19781978 FIFA World Cup
- 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
- 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
- 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
- 19841984 Summer Olympics
- 1985Schengen Agreement
- 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
- 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
Biography
Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich (27 March 1927 – 27 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian cellist and conductor. 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, Nikolai Myaskovsky, 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. He received numerous accolades, including a Polar Music Prize.
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