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Rostropovich, Mstislav. (1927–2007) & Vishnevskaya, Galina. (1926–2012) Signed Photograph
Rostropovich, Mstislav. (1927–2007) & Vishnevskaya, Galina. (1926–2012) Signed Photograph
Rostropovich, Mstislav. (1927–2007) & Vishnevskaya, Galina. (1926–2012) . Signed Photograph.

Unusual signed early promotional photograph of the Russian soprano and her husband, cellist, pianist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich, who adds the year 1965. This photograph apparently signed in December of that year at their Lincoln Center, NY recital (12/9), where Rostropovich accompanied his wife at the piano. Stamps of Sol. Hurok to verso, in very fine condition. 8 x 10 inches (20.3x 25.4 cm.). An exceptional example.

Rostropovich began touring as a cellist abroad in the 1950s, sometimes also appearing as a pianist in recitals with his wife, the soprano Galina Vishnevskaya, and in 1968 he made his debut as a conductor. When in 1970 Rostropovich made clear his support of the dissident Soviet writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, the government sharply curtailed his ability to travel. In 1974, however, he and his wife were permitted to leave the country, and in 1975 they announced their decision not to return to the Soviet Union. In 1977 Rostropovich became music director of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C., a post he held until 1994. The Soviet government deprived the couple of their citizenship in 1978 but reversed that decision in 1990.

From the collection of Paul McMahon, a critic, photographer and artist who worked for more than 13 years touring with Marlene Dietrich as the icon’s stage manager, announcer, dresser, secretary and escort, and later spent 25 years as an arts and entertainment reviewer and photographer with Gay Community News, Esplanade, Tommy’s Connection, The Mirror, Bay Windows and other publications.

Rostropovich, Mstislav. (1927–2007) & Vishnevskaya, Galina. (1926–2012) Signed Photograph

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Rostropovich, Mstislav. (1927–2007) & Vishnevskaya, Galina. (1926–2012) . Signed Photograph.

Unusual signed early promotional photograph of the Russian soprano and her husband, cellist, pianist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich, who adds the year 1965. This photograph apparently signed in December of that year at their Lincoln Center, NY recital (12/9), where Rostropovich accompanied his wife at the piano. Stamps of Sol. Hurok to verso, in very fine condition. 8 x 10 inches (20.3x 25.4 cm.). An exceptional example.

Rostropovich began touring as a cellist abroad in the 1950s, sometimes also appearing as a pianist in recitals with his wife, the soprano Galina Vishnevskaya, and in 1968 he made his debut as a conductor. When in 1970 Rostropovich made clear his support of the dissident Soviet writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, the government sharply curtailed his ability to travel. In 1974, however, he and his wife were permitted to leave the country, and in 1975 they announced their decision not to return to the Soviet Union. In 1977 Rostropovich became music director of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C., a post he held until 1994. The Soviet government deprived the couple of their citizenship in 1978 but reversed that decision in 1990.

From the collection of Paul McMahon, a critic, photographer and artist who worked for more than 13 years touring with Marlene Dietrich as the icon’s stage manager, announcer, dresser, secretary and escort, and later spent 25 years as an arts and entertainment reviewer and photographer with Gay Community News, Esplanade, Tommy’s Connection, The Mirror, Bay Windows and other publications.

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