Mstislav Rostropovich News

A wealth of material relating to the life and work of the Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich has been acquired by the University of Bristol.

CD cover for Rostropovich's performances in Aldeburgh My recent enthusiasm for in-concert recordings of the late cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, promoted primarily through the Complete EMI Recordings Rostropovich box of 25 CDs, 13 of which come from recordings made in Russia, now has another outlet.

Cellist Sonia Wieder-Atherton has made a niche for herself by avoiding the well-trodden paths of celebrity cellists, although her credentials -- Russian conservatory studies, lessons with Mstislav Rostropovich, a Mention at the Third Rostropovich Competition in 1986 -- could have set her on that trajectory.

Although he didn't take up serious piano studies until he was 16, Barry Douglas has gone on to a multifaceted career, winning the Tchaikovsky competition in Moscow and starting his own chamber orchestra in his native Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Japanese musician Dai Miyata has captured what is considered the world's top cello competition, the Concours Rostropovich.

Inspired by the comments on a previous post, I am planning to write at length about amateur classical music in Britain.

FRANCE is staging a big celebration for the 20th anniversary of the autumn of the Berlin Wall to make amends for not fully sharing the euphoria of the event in 1989, the minister for Europe has said.

The cello in classical music is like the saxophone in jazz: Not the iconic instrument , but the one that, to me anyway, provides the perfect blend of resonant yet supple tonality and spry phrasing.

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Chat at 11 a.m. with Courtney Hollands on upcoming events in Boston. Chat at noon with Matthew Gilbert and Joanna Weiss on TV.

U.S. pianist Van Cliburn holds a news conference at the First International Master Class Festival 'Glory to the Maestro!' in Moscow.

Film buffs will remember a famous line from a few years back: "You had me at 'hello.'" Well, Russian cellist Sergey Antonov quickly asserted his status as a world-class artist from the first stroke of his bow Saturday night, wowing Virtuosi Concert's opening night crowd with sublime artistry and a bundle of charm.

For a lot of classical musicians, conducting is their ultimate aspiration. In the case of Korean virtuoso cellist Chang Han-na, her dream of leading an orchestra was accomplished earlier than most.

And what about Prokofiev's Symphony #6 or Shostakovich's Symphony #10? San Francisco Symphony's "Keeping Score" to feature musical documentary on Dmitri Shostakovich this fall.

June 19, 4:44 PM Comment RSS Dmitri Shostakovich at the world premiere of the second cello concerto composed for Mstislav Rostropovich.