Museum-apartment of the Rostropovich family

November 14, 2001 at the opening ceremony of the Museum-apartment L. and M. Rostropovich was attended by Maestro - Mstislav Leopoldovich.

In the house on the street Ziminska M. L. Rostropovich together with his evacuated family - parents and sister Veronica - lived two war years - from 1941 to 1943. This is where the exposition is now located.

The house belonged to his godmother - Elena Adolfovna Lontkevich - graduate.

Sorbonne, a teacher of foreign languages, a bright, outstanding personality who took an active part in the musical life of the city. She introduced the future Rostropovich couple at home, and in 1922 the city registry office registered the marriage of the father and mother of the Maestro - Leopold Vitoldovich and Sophia Nikolaevna.

The wartime situation was recreated with the help of documents, photographs and furniture of the Lontkiewicz family. There are no real Rostropovich family items in the museum.

The Orenburg roots of the great musician are extremely deep. After all, the origins of professional musical education in Orenburg were the grandfather and grandmother of the Maestro - Fedotov Nikolai Alexandrovich and Olga Sergeevna. The rich musical traditions established by the Fedotov-Rostropovich dynasty are strong in Orenburg to this day.

The basics of composition Rostropovich studied with the composer Mikhail Chulaki, evacuated during the war in Orenburg. In 1943, due to illness and then the death of his father, the young Rostropovich had to take over his teaching and concert activities. Therefore, the formation of Mstislav as a person and musician took place in Orenburg.