Dmitri Shostakovich — Shostakovich redirects here. For the conductor and son of Dmitri Shostakovich, see Maxim Shostakovich. Dmitri Shostakovich in 1942 Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich Russian pronunciation: [dmʲitrij ˌdmʲitrɪjevʲiʨ ʂɨstɐˈkɔvʲɪʨ] (Russian:… … Wikipedia
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Mstislav Rostropovich — Rostropovich playing the Duport Stradivarius at the White House in 1978. Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich, KBE (Russian: Мстислав Леопольдович Ростропович, Mstislav Leopol dovič Rostropovič, pronounced [rəstrɐˈpɔvʲɪtɕ]; March 27, 1927 –… … Wikipedia
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Arthur Rubinstein — For the 19th century Russian pianist and composer, see Anton Rubinstein. Photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1937 Arthur Rubinstein KBE[1] (January 28, 1887 – December 20, 1982) was a Polish American pianist … Wikipedia
