Tuesday, May 1, 2007

President of Ukraine remembers Rostropovich

President Victor Yushchenko is mourning the celebrated Russian cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich, who died on Friday at the age of 80.

“The creative life of the renowned maestro was incredibly rich. His music always gave people joy and inspiration. We have lost the Citizen of the World and the Ambassador of Goodwill,” he said.