Mstislav Rostropovich, the ebullient master cellist who fought for the rights of Soviet-era dissidents and later triumphantly played Bach suites below the crumbling Berlin Wall, died Friday. He was 80 ...

Moscow - Mstislav Rostropovich, the ebullient master cellist who courageously fought for the rights of Soviet-era dissidents and later triumphantly played Bach suites below the crumbling Berlin Wall, ...

An exhibition in London looks at performance art and photography, a festival brings over 200 music acts to Estonia, and two contemporary art shows run in Tokyo. By Christopher D. Shea A Calder ...

Mstislav Rostropovich, the cellist, conductor and champion of human rights who stood at the center of musical and international life for more than half a century, died Friday of cancer at a Moscow ...

MOSCOW – Mstislav Rostropovich, the celebrated cellist and champion of human rights, was buried Sunday to the applause of hundreds of mourners, an echo of the ovations he received during his life.

MOSCOW -- Mstislav Rostropovich played the cello with grace and verve -- and lived his life offstage the same way. His death at age 80 takes away one of modern Russia's most compelling figures, ...

Cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich, considered one of the finest cellists of his era, died April 27 in Moscow of intestinal cancer. He was 80. He had returned to Russia last month after years ...

Teldec is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of Sergei Prokofiev by releasing a specially priced, 24-disc box of the Russian composer’s major works. The contents have been culled from the ...

2007-04-27 08:56:05 PDT -- Mstislav Rostropovich, the cellist, conductor and champion of human rights who stood at the center of musical and international life for more than half a century, died ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Mstislav Rostropovich, who was the ...

Cello playing in the 20th century was dominated by two outsize personalities. If the first half belonged to Pablo Casals, the second half was bestridden by Mstislav Rostropovich, who has died aged 80.