Rostropovich Mstislav Leopoldovich
Ros·tro·po·vich
(rŏs′trə-pō′vĭch, rə-strə-), Mstislav Leopoldovich 1927-2007. Russian cellist and conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, DC (1977-1994).
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