Happy Birthday Slava

Musicians with a guaranteed place in the history books are few and far between these days, so happy birthday Rostropovich. Whilst many musicians disappear into some kind of publicity exhile (Barenboim), here is a musician forced into exhile but with enough staying power to remain in the spotlight.

Originally stripped of his Russian citizenship, Rostropovich was recently offered Russias ‘Order of the Fatherland, First Class’ by President Putin. 60 years at the forefront of musical performance, and despite a recent hospital stay, still going strong musically.

Kylie should be so lucky…