Stories about "Mstislav Rostropovich"
Maestro performs to thank college for degree

Tuesday, April 2, 1996 11:18 am

Instead of addressing the audience of about 1,000, Rostropovich, the retired music director of the National Symphony in Washington, performed the Sarabande in C Major from Bach's Suites for Unaccompanied Cello after accepting an honorary doctor of humane letters degree during Bates' annual Founders Day Convocation. His listeners responded with a standing ovation.

Distinguished conductor and cellist to receive honorary degree

Thursday, March 14, 1996 10:12 am

Rostropovich's fame as a cellist started at the age of 13 in 1940, when he played with an orchestra conducted by his father. He first performed in the United States in 1956 as part of a Soviet-American cultural exchange program.