He played a major role in the development of the French symphonic organ style and was closely associated with the organ builder Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, inaugurating many new Cavaillé-Coll organs.
WELY was owned by retired CBS broadcaster Charles Kuralt from 1995 to 1997, at which point it was purchased by Janice Erickson, a Twin Cities transplant.
Rustemov is a well seasoned internet blitz player, having played Loek van Wely in an 137-game blitz match on the ICC, the final score of which was 67.5-71.5 to van Wely.