Musicians performing at the opening ceremony for the 1st International Rostropovich Week in the Hall of Columns at Moscow's House of Unions.27.03.2010#609855
Russia's first lady Svetlana Medvedeva, left, and Galina Vishnevskaya, widow of renowned cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, attending the opening ceremony for the 1st International Rostropovich Week music festival.27.03.2010#609854
Former ambassador of Russia to France Nikolai Ryzhov, right, before the opening ceremony for the 1st International Rostropovich Week music festival.27.03.2010#609853
Moscow State University president Viktor Sadovnichy (2nd right) and his wife Ada (right) before the opening ceremony for the 1st International Rostropovich Week music festival.27.03.2010#609852
Olga Rostropovich, president of the Rostropovich-Vishnevskaya Charity Foundation, attending the opening ceremony for the 1st International Rostropovich Week music festival.27.03.2010#609851
Musicians performing at the opening ceremony for the 1st International Rostropovich Week in the Hall of Columns at Moscow's House of Unions.27.03.2010#609850
Conductor Yury Temirkanov rehearsing with the Academic symphony orchestra of St. Petersburg's Shostakovich Philharmonic before the opening of the 1st International Rostropovich Week music festival.27.03.2010#609829
Conductor Yury Temirkanov rehearsing with the Academic symphony orchestra of St. Petersburg's Shostakovich Philharmonic before the opening of the 1st International Rostropovich Week music festival.27.03.2010#609828
Cello soloist Xavier Phillips rehearsing with the Academic symphony orchestra of St. Petersburg's Shostakovich Philharmonic before the opening of the 1st International Rostropovich Week music festival.27.03.2010#609826
Conductor Yury Temirkanov rehearsing with the Academic symphony orchestra of St. Petersburg's Shostakovich Philharmonic before the opening of the 1st International Rostropovich Week music festival.27.03.2010#609825
Conductor Yury Temirkanov attending a news conference dedicated to the 1st International Rostropovich Week music festival opened in Moscow.27.03.2010#609802
Conductor Yury Temirkanov attending a news conference dedicated to the 1st International Rostropovich Week music festival opened in Moscow.27.03.2010#609801
Conductor Yury Temirkanov rehearsing with the Academic symphony orchestra of St. Petersburg's Shostakovich Philharmonic before the opening of the 1st International Rostropovich Week music festival.27.03.2010#609798
Conductor Yury Temirkanov rehearsing with the Academic symphony orchestra of St. Petersburg's Shostakovich Philharmonic before the opening of the 1st International Rostropovich Week music festival.27.03.2010#609797
Conductor Yury Temirkanov rehearsing with the Academic symphony orchestra of St. Petersburg's Shostakovich Philharmonic before the opening of the 1st International Rostropovich Week music festival.27.03.2010#609796
Cello soloist Xavier Phillips rehearsing with the Academic symphony orchestra of St. Petersburg's Shostakovich Philharmonic before the opening of the 1st International Rostropovich Week music festival.27.03.2010#609795
Conductor Yury Temirkanov attending a news conference dedicated to the 1st International Rostropovich Week music festival opened in Moscow.27.03.2010#609794
