Rostropovich

Msti·slav (Le·o·pol·do·vich) [mis, -t, uh, -slahv lee-, uh, -, pohl, -d, uh, -vich, mstyi-, slahf, lyi-, uh, -, pawl, -d, uh, -vyich], 1927–2007, Soviet and Russian cellist and conductor (husband of Galina Vishnevskaya ), born in Soviet Azerbaijan: settled in the United States 1974, music director of the U.S. National Symphony Orchestra 1977–94.