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)

Example Sentences

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

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