All Mstislav Rostropovich articles – Page 2

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    Beethoven Cello Sonatas on film: Rostropovich and Richter

    2013-11-08T00:00:00Z

    In this legendary concert Rostropovich and Sviatoslav Richter perform the complete Beethoven Cello Sonatas at Usher Hall, Edinburgh, during the Edinburgh Festival of 1964.Listen to how other great cellists tackled the Beethoven Cello Sonatas:Pierre Fournier and Wilhelm KempffYo-Yo Ma and pianist Emanuel AxLeonard Rose and pianist Glenn GouldMiklós ...

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    Great teachers on film: Mstislav Rostropovich

    2013-06-12T00:00:00Z

    The Russian cellist coaches at the Kronberg Academy

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    Putin among those remembering cellist Rostropovich at unveiling of new monument

    2012-03-31T00:00:00Z

    A monument to Mstislav Rostropovich has been unveiled in the centre of Moscow, reports the Voice of Russia. The bronze and granite statue of Rostropovich with a cello in his hands took sculptor Alexander Rukavishikov two years to complete. It was unveiled in the week of what would have been ...

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    Rostropovich statue set to be unveiled in Moscow for cellist's 85th anniversary

    2011-07-14T00:00:00Z

    A statue of Rostropovich will be placed in central Moscow as a memorial to the cellist and conductor. The monument is set to stand near a 17th-century church not far from the Moscow Conservatoire where Rostropovich studied and taught. The statue is being financed by the Rostropovich Foundation and is ...

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    Japanese cellist Dai Miyata wins Rostropovich prize

    2009-12-07T00:00:00Z

    Dai Miyata, a 23-year-old cellist from Japan, has won the first prize at the Concours Rostropovich in Paris. Miyata earned 10,000 euros for his victory. Jacob Koranyi, from Sweden, took second prize. Third prize went to Norbert Anger of Germany. The Concours Rostropovich, one of the world's leading cello competitions, ...