The house-museum of Leopold and Mstislav was created in 1998 in the building where the Rostropovich family lived during its stay in Baku from 1925 to 1931.

Leopold Rostropovich was invited to Baku in 1925 from Orenburg by the Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov.

Leopold Rosrtopovich accepted the invitation and the whole family moved to Baku, where he and his wife began teaching at the Azerbaijani State Conservatory.

Mstislav Rostropovich himself was present during the museum’s opening ceremony with his wife Galina Vishnevskaya and many guests.

The exhibition also contains photographs, letters, autographs, concert tailcoat, conductor’s baton, gramophone records, awards and other artifacts.