Posted on 04/27/2007 3:57:03 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
What did he do to piss off Putin?
The world’s last truly great musician.
Rest in peace.
What a week for Russia. He, of course, was outside the White House, risking his life for democracy, when Yeltsin made his famous speech from the tank during the 1991 coup attempt...
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I actually had dinner with him a couple of times, long ago.
Sad that he died.
Misha? Misha?
Slava, please!
I wouldn’t say that, since Janos Starker is still alive. But my cello vote would probably still go to Shafran, who is not.
Former conductor of the National Symphony in DC. Took it from obsquerity to renown.
A loss to those who know the evils on communism.
Story....
He was in Berlin when the wall fell and was so inspired that he went there and began playing.
People walked by not knowing who he was and threw coins in his case.
What an uncultured bunch we freepers are that this story is transported from the newsboards to languish in the little read music/entertainment section...
The man was a giant not just in the music world but among Soviet dissidents too...
Isn’t that the truth? Anna Nicole languishes for eons on breaking news, and yet this story....banished to chat.
Dear gusopo13,
Thanks for the ping.
Rest in peace, Mstislav Rostropovich.
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sitetest
Amen.
I know that St. Peter issued him a most excellent cello when he checked in.
Leni
Godspeed Slava. He was one of the great ones.
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I was fortunate enough to hear him perform, and also conduct for the National Symphony Orchestra. He will be missed. Rest in Peace, Slava...
Kennedy Center late seventies?
Yes. I was a college student then. Another fond memory was hearing Artur Rubenstein perform at DAR Consitution Hall in 1975 (or could have been '76).
I was in HS - girlfriend’s father was director of the NSO, so our idea of a cheap Friday date was his private box at the Kennedy Center, listening to Slava.
We were so niave, we wore jeans.
LOL.
Man, I was a dumb kid.
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