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Rostropovich

[ ros-truh-poh-vich; Russian ruh-struh-paw-vyich ]

noun

  1. Msti·slav (Le·o·pol·do·vich) [mis, -t, uh, -slahv lee-, uh, -, pohl, -d, uh, -vich, mstyi-, slahf, lyi-, uh, -, pawl, -d, uh, -vyich], 1927–2007, Soviet and Russian cellist and conductor (husband of Galina Vishnevskaya ), born in Soviet Azerbaijan: settled in the United States 1974, music director of the U.S. National Symphony Orchestra 1977–94.


Rostropovich

/ ˌrɒstrəˈpəʊvɪtʃ; rəstraˈpɔvitʃ /

noun

  1. RostropovichMstislav Leopoldovich19272007MRussianMUSIC: cellistMUSIC: composerMUSIC: conductor 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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The 1974 trip also led to an exit visa for the renowned cellist, Mstislav Rostropovich, to leave the USSR.

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