At the age of four, Rostropovich learned the piano with his mother, Sofiya Nikolaevna Fedotova, a talented pianist.

四岁时，罗斯特罗波维奇和母亲索菲娅·尼古拉耶夫娜·费多托娃一起学习钢琴，索菲娅是一位才华横溢的钢琴家。

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I got a separate seat for it, like I was Rostropovich.

我还为它单独找了个座位，就好像我是那个大提琴家罗斯特·罗波·维奇一样。

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ROSTROPOVICH. The cello player. I find him the greatest living classical musician.

一个大提琴手。我发现他是最好的在世的古典音乐家。

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Rostropovich told NPR the visit reminded him of when the Berlin Wall had come down.

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In 1943, young Rostropovich entered the Moscow Conservatory, where he studied with Dmitri Shostakovich.

NPR: Master Cellist, Conductor Rostropovich Dies at 80

Rostropovich and his wife left the Soviet Union in 1974 and were stripped of their citizenship.

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