hiː ɡˈeɪv ɐn ɪmpˈoːɹtənt ɹᵻsˈaɪɾəl fɔːɹ hɪz ˈeɪɾiəθ bˈɜːθdeɪ, ænd fɔːɹ hɪz nˈaɪntiəθ sˈæŋ pɹˈɪns ɡɹˈɛmɪn ɪn ˈɛvdʒɛni wˈʌndʒɪn æt ðə bˈɑːlʃɔɪ ɪn mˈɑːskoʊ ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv.
He gave an important recital for his 80th birthday, and for his 90th sang Prince Gremin (in Evgeny Onegin) at the Bolshoi in Moscow in July 1985.