5 Quotes & Sayings By Mstislav Rostropovich
Mstislav Rostropovich is considered the "greatest cellist of the 20th century" and has been awarded twelve Grammy Awards. He has performed with many of the world's greatest orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine (Kharkov), Nationale Kapel (Amsterdam), Orchestre de Paris (Paris), and the Boston Pops. He has collaborated with numerous conductors including Leonard Bernstein, Herbert von Karajan, Zubin Mehta, Mstislav Rostropovich himself in his earlier years in the USSR.