Mstislav Rostropovich

Мстислав Леопольдович Ростропович / Mstislav Leopol'dovič Rostropovič. Russian cellist and conductor (born March 27, 1927, Baku, Azerbaijan; died April 27, 2007, Moscow, Russia). Married to the soprano Galina Vishnevskaya. Widely considered to be one of the greatest cellists of the 20th century.