Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich (1906-1975) was a Russian composer who, after Prokofiev's death in 1953, stood quite alone at the summit of Russian music.Widely imitated, Dmitri Shostakovich was perha...
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In the early 20th century, Communism rose to power in the USSR. This new political system placed many severe restrictions on artists. Musicians were the first of many to be effected. Dmitri Dmitrievic...
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Moscow (dpa) - The music world was mourning the death of Russian
cellist and human rights campaigner Mstislav Rostropovich, who died
Friday aged 80 after a long struggle wit...
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Cellist-conductor Mstislav Rostropovich has been hospitalized in Moscow for an unspecified reason, and his manager said Tuesday "it does not look good."The hospitalization was disclosed by the Krem...
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Cellist-conductor Mstislav Rostropovich was in satisfactory condition Wednesday at a hospital and improving, his spokeswoman said.The renowned 79-year-old musician was taken to a Moscow hospital be...
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Cellist Mstislav Rostropovich is being treated at a Moscow clinic specializing in cancer treatment, two Russian newspapers reported Thursday.The Russian daily Komsomolskaya Pravda, citing unidentif...
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Cellist-conductor Mstislav Rostropovich has been hospitalized in Moscow for an unspecified reason, and his manager said "it does not look good."The hospitalization was disclosed by the Kremlin, whi...
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Cellist-conductor Mstislav Rostropovich has been hospitalized in Moscow for an unspecified reason, and his manager said Tuesday "it does not look good."The hospitalization was disclosed by the Krem...
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Cellist-conductor Mstislav Rostropovich, undergoing treatment in a Moscow clinic, was in satisfactory condition and was improving, his spokeswoman said Wednesday.The renowned 79-year-old musician w...
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Cellist Mstislav Rostropovich is being treated at a Moscow clinic specializing in cancer treatment, two Russian newspapers reported Thursday.The Russian daily Komsomolskaya Pravda, citing unidentif...
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Moscow (dpa) - Russian cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich
was buried Sunday in Moscow's Novodevichy Cemetery following a
requiem mass at Christ the Saviour Cathedra...
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Set on a knoll overlooking an oxbow bend in the Moscow River, the hallowed ground of the Novodevichy Cemetery holds the remains of scores of engineers, artists and politicians who helped shape Russ...
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Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich
Shostakovich: Music and Some Politics
ROUNDUP: Music world mourns the death of cello maestro Rostropovich
