Top 25 Quotes by Mstislav Rostropovich

About Mstislav Rostropovich

These are some quotes by Russian author Mstislav Rostropovich Musician, who lived between March 27, 1927 and April 27, 2007.

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

I came to Moscow when I was 5 years old from Baku. To walk all night in Moscow will bring back my youth to me.

I came to Moscow when I was 5 years old from Baku. To walk all night in Moscow will bring back my youth to me.

Mstislav Rostropovich

I have a very deep religious belief.

I have a very deep religious belief.

Mstislav Rostropovich

Baalbek is so beautiful. It is the heart of beauty in the Middle East - I want to embrace these people with my music. I will try so hard for them. Their president is a Christian, their prime minister is a Muslim. Music is for everyone.

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

I never studied, but I had the best teachers.

I never studied, but I had the best teachers.

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

Now I want to use money in a good way. I make foundations back home in Russia, I have sponsored vaccinations for more than one million children in my homeland and I have founded scholarships in the names of my great Russian compatriots - Oistrakh, Richter, Gilels, Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Schnittke.

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

You must play for the love of music. Perfect technique is not as important as making music from the heart.

You must play for the love of music. Perfect technique is not as important as making music from the heart.

Mstislav Rostropovich

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