Charles Aznavour vs Mstislav Rostropovich
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Compare the life timelines of Charles Aznavour (1924–2018) and Mstislav Rostropovich (1927–2007) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 80 years, from 1927 to 2007.
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Charles Aznavour (1924–2018)
- — Born in Paris to Armenian immigrant parents Verified
- — Began performing as a child Verified
- — Formed a duo with Pierre Roche Verified
- — Began touring with Edith Piaf Verified
- — Breakthrough with Je m'voyais deja Verified
- — Starred in Francois Truffaut's Shoot the Piano Player Verified
- — Released La Boheme Verified
- — Organised relief after the Armenian earthquake Verified
- — Appointed Armenia's ambassador to Switzerland Verified
- — Died at Mouries, southern France Verified
Mstislav Rostropovich (1927–2007)
- — Born in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR Verified
- — Entered the Moscow Conservatory Verified
- — Married the soprano Galina Vishnevskaya Verified
- — Gave the premiere of Benjamin Britten's Cello Symphony
- — Sheltered Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and published an open letter in his defence Verified
- — Left the Soviet Union with his family Verified
- — Music director of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C. Verified
- — Stripped of Soviet citizenship Verified
- — Played Bach cello suites at the Berlin Wall Verified
- — Died in Moscow Verified