Rostropovich
[ ros-truh-poh-vich; Russian ruh-struh-paw-vyich ]
/ ˌrɒs trəˈpoʊ vɪtʃ; Russian rʌ strəˈpɔ vyɪtʃ /
noun
Msti·slav (Le·o·pol·do·vich)
[mis-tuh-slahv lee-uh-pohl-duh-vich; Russian mstyi-slahf lyi-uh-pawl-duh-vyich] /ˈmɪs təˌslɑv ˌli əˈpoʊl də vɪtʃ; Russian mstyɪˈslɑf lyɪ əˈpɔl də vyɪtʃ/,1927–2007,
Soviet cellist and conductor (husband of Galina Vishnevskaya).
British Dictionary definitions for rostropovich
Rostropovich
/ (ˌrɒstrəˈpəʊvɪtʃ, Russian rəstraˈpɔvitʃ) /
noun
Mstislav Leopoldovich (ˈmɪstɪslɑːv; Russian mstiˈslaf leaˈpɔldavitʃ). 1927–2007, Soviet cellist, composer, and conductor; became a US citizen in 1978 after losing Soviet citizenship (restored in 1990)