Cellist & conductor

Mstislav Rostropovich

Sheltered Solzhenitsyn and lost his citizenship for it, and played Bach at the Berlin Wall as it came down. More than a hundred works were written for him.

Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich was a Soviet and Russian cellist and conductor. In addition to his interpretations and technique, he was well known for both inspiring and commissioning new works, which enlarged the cello repertoire more than any cellist before or since. He inspired and premiered over 100 pieces, forming long-standing friendships and artistic partnerships with composers including Dmitri Shostakovich, Sergei Prokofiev, Nikolai Myaskovsky, Henri Dutilleux, Witold Lutosławski, Olivier Messiaen, Luciano Berio, Krzysztof Penderecki, Alfred Schnittke, Norbert Moret, Andreas Makris, Leonard Bernstein, Aram Khachaturian, and Benjamin Britten.

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Born
1927-03-27, Baku, AzerbaijanA Sunday
Died
2007-04-27, Moscow, RussiaA Friday, aged 80
At birth
Sun in Aries, Moon in Capricorn
Nationality
Russia
Birth-time source
No birth time on record: Rodden X

Birth Chart

1927-03-27, Baku, Azerbaijan · time unknown, noon chart

Asia/Bakuthe zone used then

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Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunAries5°41′Direct
MoonCapricorn16°35′Direct
MercuryPisces13°54′Direct
VenusTaurus5°22′Direct
MarsGemini18°06′Direct
JupiterPisces16°03′Direct
SaturnSagittarius7°35′Retrograde
UranusPisces29°45′Direct
NeptuneLeo24°36′Retrograde
PlutoCancer13°46′Retrograde

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Death Chart

2007-04-27, Moscow, Russia · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Moscowthe zone used then

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Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunTaurus6°41′Direct
MoonVirgo11°19′Direct
MercuryTaurus0°03′Direct
VenusGemini17°38′Direct
MarsPisces16°04′Direct
JupiterSagittarius19°04′Retrograde
SaturnLeo18°12′Direct
UranusPisces17°25′Direct
NeptuneAquarius21°49′Direct
PlutoSagittarius28°47′Retrograde

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