by Martin Steinberg Suffering is essential for art, Mstislav Rostropovich told me during an interview a month after he turned 75. The 2002 interview was at New York’s Lincoln Center, where “Slava” Rostropovich was about to conduct the London Symphony Orchestra. He was in the midst of a 28-day tour, giving 16 concerts as a … Continue reading Rostropovich’s Influence Went Beyond Repertoire and Technique as a Cellist