Author: Mstislav Rostropovich

Quotes

Explain to me, please, why in our literature and art so often people absolutely incompetent in this field have the final word.

Explain to me, please, why in our literature and art so often people absolutely incompetent in this field have the final word.

- Mstislav Rostropovich

I like coming to the United States because the United States played an important role in my life.

I like coming to the United States because the United States played an important role in my life.

- Mstislav Rostropovich

It is my aim, my destination in life to make the cello as beloved an instrument as the violin and piano.

It is my aim, my destination in life to make the cello as beloved an instrument as the violin and piano.

- Mstislav Rostropovich

Music is part of history, and our history has lessons that cannot be separated from our greatest music.

Music is part of history, and our history has lessons that cannot be separated from our greatest music.

- Mstislav Rostropovich

You know creators, composers, need a palette for life, a color for life.

You know creators, composers, need a palette for life, a color for life.

- Mstislav Rostropovich

When I started learning the cello, I fell in love with the instrument because it seemed like a voice - my voice.

When I started learning the cello, I fell in love with the instrument because it seemed like a voice - my voice.

- Mstislav Rostropovich

All my life I wanted to play music with love to every member of the audience.

All my life I wanted to play music with love to every member of the audience.

- Mstislav Rostropovich

I listened to Pablo Casals, which was a big change for me. Without hearing Casals, I would never have advanced as I did.

I listened to Pablo Casals, which was a big change for me. Without hearing Casals, I would never have advanced as I did.

- Mstislav Rostropovich

The war years were the most difficult time of my life. There was real famine in Moscow. The water froze inside the houses. There was no heat.

The war years were the most difficult time of my life. There was real famine in Moscow. The water froze inside the houses. There was no heat.

- Mstislav Rostropovich

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