Rostropovich dies
The great Russian cellist died at 80 years old.
He was one of my favorite cellists.
He lived all over the world. Gave asylum to his friend Solzhenitsyn. Defected from USSR. Was conductor of the National Symphony in D.C. And was awarded Order of Service to the Fatherland by Vladimir Putin.
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How sad. . . I listened to excerpts from one of his teachers and fellow Soviet-oppressed artists, Dmitri Shostakovich, yesterday.
One thing I loved about Ukraine was being able to go to concerts and operas, with tickets, babysitting, and coffee for under $20.
Posted by: TulipGirl | April 28, 2007 09:22 PM
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Diber, Thought you would be interested in what Al Mohler said regardig Rostropovich on his blog...check it out....
http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=934
Posted by: Danny P | May 4, 2007 12:21 PM