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Mstislav Rostropovich

1927 - 2007

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Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich (27 March 1927 – 27 April 2007) was a Russian cellist and conductor. In addition to his interpretations and technique, he was well known for both inspiring and commissioning new works, which enlarged the cello repertoire more than any cellist before or since. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mstislav Rostropovich has received more than 876,445 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 57 in 2019). Mstislav Rostropovich is the 68th most popular musician (up from 77th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Azerbaijan (up from 8th in 2019) and the most popular Azerbaijani Musician.

Mstislav Rostropovich was a Russian cellist and conductor. He was most famous for his performances of the cello.

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  • 880k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 72.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 59

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Mstislav Rostropovich ranks 68 out of 3,175. Before him are John Deacon, Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, Björn Ulvaeus, Charlie Watts, Ritchie Blackmore, and Django Reinhardt. After him are Dean Martin, Jamiroquai, Robert Fripp, Jon Lord, Pablo de Sarasate, and Richard Clayderman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Mstislav Rostropovich ranks 12. Before him are Bhumibol Adulyadej, Olof Palme, Roger Moore, Samuel P. Huntington, Peter Falk, and Vladimir Komarov. After him are Turgut Özal, K. Alex Müller, László Kubala, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Kim Young-sam, and Sidney Poitier. Among people deceased in 2007, Mstislav Rostropovich ranks 11. Before him are Kurt Waldheim, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Jean Baudrillard, Ève Curie, Marcel Marceau, and Anna Nicole Smith. After him are Paul Tibbets, Kurt Vonnegut, Mohammed Zahir Shah, Carlo Ponti, Sidney Sheldon, and Benazir Bhutto.

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In Azerbaijan

Among people born in Azerbaijan, Mstislav Rostropovich ranks 6 out of 232. Before him are Heydar Aliyev (1923), Nizami Ganjavi (1141), Ilham Aliyev (1961), Lev Landau (1908), and Richard Sorge (1895). After him are Arghun (1250), Garry Kasparov (1963), Imadaddin Nasimi (1369), Abulfaz Elchibey (1938), Nadezhda Alliluyeva (1901), and Zecharia Sitchin (1920).

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Among MUSICIANS In Azerbaijan

Among musicians born in Azerbaijan, Mstislav Rostropovich ranks 1. After him are Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940), Bella Davidovich (1928), Aziza Mustafa Zadeh (1969), Veronika Dudarova (1916), and Jovdat Hajiyev (1917).

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