It is probable that some member of the Royal Family comes to his funeral, the Dukes of Palm were in the celebration of his birthday in Moscow a few weeks ago.
Rostropovich y la Reina Sofía, grandes amigos | elmundo.es
The musician dies at the age of 80
Rostropovich and the Queen Sofia, big friends
A concert of the violonchelista was a habitual gift of the King to Dona Sofía
The Queen knew the musician when she was a girl; her mother appeared him
Habitual of the Spanish audiences and old friend of the Royal Family, especially of Dona Sofía, the violonchelista Mstislav Rostropóvich, died today to 80 years, there supported a long and affectionate relation with with warm plaudits and numerous recognitions, between them the prize Prince of Asturias of the Concord in 1997.
And it is that to the Queen Sofia and Mstislav Rostropóvich they was joining for decades the passion for the music. Her mother was obstinate to Dona Sofía of small, when already of girl she her presented out-standing musicians. It was at the time when the Queen knew Rostropovich, and between both there was forged a friendship that has lasted up to the death of the musician.
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The violoncelista was never absent in the important moments of the Royal Family, and, for example, the first public appearance of the Prince of Asturias and his fiancé at the time, Letizia Ortiz, took place in a concert in the Royal Theatre that Rostropovich offered in honor of the Kings. Then, he acted in his conductor's double condition and violonchelista, something that only happened in " very special occasions " for the great effort that it was necessary.
The gift of birthday that the King was offering her wife for many years was a concert - surprise or not - of her favorite musician, who in numerous occasions was ending with the public put in foot while the musicians were enlivening the ' happy birthday '.
Rostropovich was admitting that the Kings of Spain always had accompanied him in the difficult moments of his life. (...)
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