エリツィン前大統領とムスティスラフ・ロストロポ－ヴィッチ氏

Remembering Mstislav Rostropovich

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When hardline communists attempted to overthrow then-President Mikhail Gorbachev in 1991, Rostropovich rushed to Moscow, spending several days in the Russian parliament protesting the attempted coup. Later that year, he and his wife, soprano Galina Vishnevskaya established the Vishnevskaya-Rostropovich Foundation seeking to improve health care for children in former Soviet countries.

Among the awards bestowed on Rostropovich were the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom and a knighthood conferred on him by Queen Elizabeth II, both in 1987.

After stepping down as the National Symphony's music director in 1994, he was named the Orchestra's Conductor Laureate. He also maintained close ties with the London Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra and other great orchestras. Last year, Rostropovich announced he would stop playing the cello publicly. He maintained a vigorous conducting schedule, however.


Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Mstislav Rostropovich seen during a celebration of Rostropovich's 80th birthday in Moscow, 27 Mar 2007

Rostropovich was hospitalized in Paris with cancer in January. He made a final return to Moscow, where had been in and out of medical facilities since February, even though he was able to attend his 80th birthday celebration on March 27 where Russian President Vladimir Putin presented him with a medal: the Order of Service to the Fatherland. Rostropovich is survived by his wife and two daughters.

http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-05-02-voa71.cfm

民主化運動の闘志としても知られるロストロポービッチ氏とエリツィン前大統領か・・・

間に合う飛行機がなかった

で正解だな、多分。珍しく外務省ＧＪかも。（爆ｗ

そう言えば女王様が先日、チョさんが暴れられたバージニアを訪問されてましたね。（ｗ

ポロニウムは嫌ずらなので後はスルー。（ｗ