# Mstislav Rostropovich

> He didn't just master the cello — he expanded what it could say. Rostropovich commissioned and premiered over 100 new works, pulling pieces out of Shostakovich, Britten, Penderecki, and a generation of composers who wrote for him because he made the instrument worth writing for.

*Soviet and Russian cellist and conductor (1927-2007)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/mstislav-rostropovich

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Born:** 1927-03-27
- **Died:** 2007-04-27
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Born 27 March 1927 in the Soviet Union, Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich became the cellist who changed the repertoire itself. His technique and interpretations built long friendships with composers — Prokofiev, Myaskovsky, Dutilleux, Lutosławski, Messiaen, Berio, Schnittke, Bernstein, Khachaturian — and he inspired over 100 premieres that enlarged what the cello could hold. Beyond music, he became a staunch advocate of human rights, earning the 1974 Award of the International League of Human Rights. Married to soprano Galina Vishnevskaya, father to two daughters, he collected honors including the Polar Music Prize. He died 27 April 2007, having spent eight decades proving that an interpreter could also be an instigator.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 56.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 24.7 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 70.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0744626/ (@nm0744626)
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## Topics
#Musicians, #Singer / Musician, #Classical, #Music, #20th Century

## Sources
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mstislav_Rostropovich)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q152043)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Mstislav%20Rostropovich)
- [مستيسلاف روستروبوفيتش](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81_%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B4)
- [مستيسلاف روستروبوفيتش](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81_%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B4)
- [Mstislav Rostropoviç](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mstislav_Rostropovi%C3%A7)
- [Мсьціслаў Растраповіч](https://be_x_old.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D1%81%D1%8C%D1%86%D1%96%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%9E_%D0%A0%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%96%D1%87)
- [Мсціслаў Леапольдавіч Растраповіч](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D1%81%D1%86%D1%96%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%9E_%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%96%D1%87_%D0%A0%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%96%D1%87)
- [Мстислав Ростропович](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87)
- [Mstislav Rostropóvitx](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mstislav_Rostrop%C3%B3vitx)
- [Mstislav Rostropovič](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mstislav_Rostropovi%C4%8D)
- [Mstislav Rostropovich](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mstislav_Rostropovich)
- [Mstislav Rostropovitj](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mstislav_Rostropovitj)
- [Mstislaw Leopoldowitsch Rostropowitsch](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mstislaw_Leopoldowitsch_Rostropowitsch)
- [Μστισλάβ Ροστροπόβιτς](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9C%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B9%CF%83%CE%BB%CE%AC%CE%B2_%CE%A1%CE%BF%CF%83%CF%84%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%80%CF%8C%CE%B2%CE%B9%CF%84%CF%82)
- [Mstislav Rostropóvich](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mstislav_Rostrop%C3%B3vich)
- [Mstislav Rostropovitš](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mstislav_Rostropovit%C5%A1)
- [Mstislav Rostropovitx](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mstislav_Rostropovitx)
- [مستیسلاف روستروپوویچ](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81_%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%86)
- [Mstislav Rostropovitš](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mstislav_Rostropovit%C5%A1)
- [Mstislav Rostropovitch](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mstislav_Rostropovitch)
- [Mstislav Rostropovich](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mstislav_Rostropovich)
- [מסטיסלב רוסטרופוביץ'](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%9C%D7%91_%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%91%D7%99%D7%A5')
- [Mstislav Rostropovič](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mstislav_Rostropovi%C4%8D)
- [Wikiquote](https://ca.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mstislav_Rostrop%C3%B3vitx)
- [Wikiquote](https://he.wikiquote.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%9C%D7%91_%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%91%D7%99%D7%A5')
- [Wikiquote](https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mstislav_Leopol'dovi%C4%8D_Rostropovi%C4%8D)
- [Wikiquote](https://sr.wikiquote.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87)
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- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e2b294b7-f705-4317-a96b-fd94da3719e5)

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