The Times of London has just announced the death of Mstislav Rostropovich.

   "Mstislav Rostropovich, the legendary Russian cellist and conductor
   who became an emblem of resistance to Soviet power and joined
   Boris Yeltsin in facing down a Communist putsch in 1991, has
   died at the age of 80.

   Rostropovich had been ill for some time and receiving treatment
   at a Moscow cancer centre. He died in hospital today, said
   his spokeswoman, Natalya Dolezhal."

Further details can be found at:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article1714122.ece

Philip Jongeneel

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