Legendary Russian cello virtuoso was 80 years old when he passed away.
Rostropovich was internationally recognized as a staunch advocate of human rights and was awarded the 1974 Award of the International League of Human Rights.
ON THIS DAY | Russian Cellist Mstislav Rostropovich Died in 2007
A strong advocate of new music, he premiered over 100 new works including repertoire by Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Lutoslawski, Schnittke, Britten, Khachaturian, and Piazzolla
