At the age of 16, Mstislav Rostropovich entered the Moscow Conservatory, where he studied composition under Sergei Prokofiev. Rostropovich later acknowledged that Prokofiev was one of the composers who had a huge influence on the formation of his personality.
Sergei Prokofiev → Mstislav Rostropovich
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Sergei Prokofiev
1891–2026
Mstislav Rostropovich
2026–2026