Leopold Rostropovich was Mstislav Rostropovich's father. He was a cellist, teacher, and conductor, and taught at the music college in Chkalov where Mstislav studied after his family was evacuated there in 1941.
Leopold Rostropovich was Mstislav Rostropovich's father. He was a cellist, teacher, and conductor, and taught at the music college in Chkalov where Mstislav studied after his family was evacuated there in 1941.
