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Friday, January 31, 2003

By Andrew Druckenbrod, Post-Gazette Classical Music Critic

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	Mstislav Rostropovich with composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein. (Columbia Records)

Slava's firsts
Some important compositions premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich:

Prokofiev, Cello Concerto No. 2, 1952.
Shostakovich, Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, 1959 and 1966.
Britten, Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, 1963.
Piston, Variations for Cello and Orchestra, 1967.
Bliss, Cello Concerto, 1970.
Lutoslawski, Cello Concerto, 1970.
Penderecki, Cello Concerto No. 2, 1983.
Schnittke, Cello Concerto No. 2, 1990.
> MacMillan, Cello Concerto, 1996.
Rands, Cello Concerto, 1997.

Andrew Druckenbrod can be reached at adruckenbrod@post-gazette.com or 412-263-1750.