Mstislav Rostropovich

Russian cellist and conductor (1927-2007).

Born March 27th, 1927 in Baku. [ref]

Died April 27th, 2007 at 80 years old in Moscow (colorectal cancer). [ref]

Occupations
cellist, composer, conductor, music teacher, pianist

Death and pain are windows to great insight if you have the strength to look through them. James Pierce