At the age of four, Rostropovich learned the piano with his mother, Sofiya Nikolaevna Fedotova, a talented pianist.

四岁时，罗斯特罗波维奇和母亲索菲娅·尼古拉耶夫娜·费多托娃一起学习钢琴，索菲娅是一位才华横溢的钢琴家。