He was given also the command over the garrison of the city of Mścisław (modern Mstislav, Belarus), close to the border with Muscovy
Mstislav Rostropovich | Mstislav Keldysh | Mstislav Dobuzhinsky | Mstislav |
According to some theory, this might have been a reference to St. George as the patron saint of England, since Mstislav's maternal grandfather was the last Anglo-Saxon king of that country, Harald II.
Penderecki arranged the Agnus Dei for eight cellos, first performed in the memorial service for Mstislav Rostropovich on 3 October 2007, in St. John's Church in Kronberg (Germany) by teachers and students of the Kronberg Academy, conducted by Frans Helmerson.