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

Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender