All Jacqueline du Pré articles
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VideoJacqueline du Pré and Daniel Barenboim prepare for a recording
'Play something for balance, say the end of the first movement of the F major. Something big'
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Off-stage with Jacqueline du Pré
Five off-stage memories from friends and family of the acclaimed cellist Jacqueline du Pré
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The instruments and bows of Jacqueline du Pré
In this extract from February 1988, Charles Beare recounts the instruments and bows played by cellist Jacqueline du Pré, including the 1712 ‘Davidov’ Stradivari
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‘Nupen, you have found yourself a star’ - working with Jacqueline du Pré
Christopher Nupen remembers his time documenting Jacqueline du Pré at the height of her musical career, in this extract from the October 2021 issue
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New Jacqueline du Pré opera set to tour
’We’ll Never Let You Down’ brings together music by three Dutch composers
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Royal Opera House to stream The Cellist online
The ballet will be made available on YouTube from Friday 29 May
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Opera based on cellist Jacqueline du Pré’s life opens in Toronto
‘Jacqueline’, with music by Luna Pearl Woolf, features the playing of Matt Haimovitz alongside soprano Marnie Breckenridge in the title role
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A Human Heart
To mark the centenary of the completion and premiere of Elgar’s Cello Concerto, cellist Raphael Wallfisch reflects upon the period and circumstances surrounding the work’s creation and subsequent life
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Violinist Pinchas Zukerman remembers cellist Jacqueline du Pré
I think she was done before she was born!' In this short clip, violinist Pinchas Zukerman remembers his friend, cellist Jacqueline du Pré. The excerpt is from the documentary 'Remembering Jacqueline du Pré', produced by Christopher Nupen. The entire film can be viewed here. Read: Remembering cellist ...
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Jacqueline du Pré cello bow withdrawn from sale due to doubt over provenance
The bow was due to be sold at Tarisio's London Auction later this month
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Tubbs cello bow previously owned by Jacqueline du Pré goes on sale
The bow will be sold at Tarisio's London Auction later this month
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Jacqueline du Pré on learning to live without the cello
It's hard to try and rebuild something that feels worthwhile. Since the only thing I have ever known anything about is playing the cello, now I try to help others.' Around 10 or 11 years after she was forced to give up performing due to multiple sclerosis, ...
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Jacqueline du Pré performs Beethoven Cello Sonata No.3 with Daniel Barenboim
Jacqueline du Pré performs Beethoven's Cello Sonata no.3 in A major, op.69 with Daniel Barenboim. Du Pré's career is the subject of The Strad's Great Cellists series in the June 2016 issue – download now through The Strad App or on desktop computer.
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Jacqueline du Pré performs Saint-Saëns's Cello Concerto no.1
Rare footage of British cellist Jacqueline du Pré performing Saint-Saëns's First Cello Concerto. Read tributes to Jacqueline du Pré by fellow musicians and watch her performing with pianist Daniel Barenboim. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To ...
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Remembering cellist Jacqueline du Pré
To mark the great British cellist's birthday on January 26, we revisit four tributes by fellow musicians, published a few months after her death from multiple sclerosis in October 1987
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The way they played: Jacqueline du Pré
The cellist plays Brahms's Second Cello Sonata with Daniel Barenboim.
