Вот еще. Это из интервью с его дочкой
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Q:Your parents have been married for almost fifty years. That's quite remarkable, especially considering how much traveling they both did throughout their careers, and considering that your father is well known as being a man of "Five F's: Fiddles, Food, Females, Friends, and Fodka."
Olga Rostropovich:He is a passionate man and he has a real lust for life, and his marriage is stronger because of it. I'll give you an example of how strong their marriage is. My father was conducting at a two-week festival earlier this year in Lincoln Center. It so happened that one of the concerts was on the day before his birthday, his birthday being March 27. After the concert on the 26th, my father and I went back to his hotel room because we wanted to spend time together away from the crowds. It was almost midnight and I said that I wanted to go home. He said, "No, no, you aren't going anywhere, because it will be my birthday in fifteen minutes," so I waited with him. One minute before midnight, the phone rang. It was my mother calling from Moscow. She had timed her call in such a way that she could call him literally one minute before midnight, New York time, in order to wish him a happy birthday as the day arrived. They then had a long, tender conversation. Now that is profound love and commitment. After being married for almost 50 years, you'd think she would have waited until later in the day, or just have some flowers sent. What they have together is very precious and nothing can destroy it.
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