All Jacqueline du Pré articles
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NewsJacqueline du Pré memorabilia to be auctioned
The extensive collection, belonging to Jacqueline du Pré’s siblings, will be auctioned on 5 December
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NewsNew documentary commemorates Jacqueline du Pré ahead of her upcoming 80th anniversary
Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy by Allegro Films will premiere on PBS America platforms from 24 January
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Premium ❘ FeatureA life of unimaginable possibility: the story of Jacqueline du Pré’s grandmother
What was the source of Jacqueline du Pré’s genius? To mark what would have been the great cellist’s 80th birthday on 26 January 2025, her sister Hilary Finzi tells the exclusive, extended life story of their grandmother Maud Victoria Greep, who overcame childhood poverty to give her daughter and granddaughter ...
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Premium ❘ FeatureThe legacy of a legend: Jacqueline du Pré tribute
The impact of British cellist Jacqueline du Pré’s towering talent continues to endure, despite her cruelly short career. To mark 80 years since her birth on 26 January 1945, several prominent string soloists speak about the influence her playing has had on their own music making
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FocusThe 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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NewsRoyal Academy of Music names Hannah Roberts as its Jacqueline du Pré Professor of Cello
The British cellist is a long-standing teacher at the institution, with former students including Sheku Kanneh-Mason
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Focus‘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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NewsChristopher Nupen has died, aged 88
The filmmaker specialised in biographical documentaries of classical musicians, including several featuring cellist Jacqueline du Pré
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Premium ❘ FeatureElgar Cello Concerto: The classic interpretation
Jacqueline du Pré’s 1965 recording of Elgar’s Cello Concerto set the benchmark for every cellist who followed her. Tully Potter explores the enduring popularity of her powerful and iconic performance
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FocusWhich string players received titles of honour from Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II?
The Strad chronicles which British string players received titles of honour throughout Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s 70-year reign
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FocusQueen Elizabeth II: a life alongside string players
We take a look at a few iconic moments in string history during the reign of HM Queen Elizabeth II
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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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FocusOff-stage with Jacqueline du Pré
Five off-stage memories from friends and family of the acclaimed cellist Jacqueline du Pré
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VideoNew Jacqueline du Pré opera set to tour
’We’ll Never Let You Down’ brings together music by three Dutch composers
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NewsRoyal Opera House to stream The Cellist online
The ballet will be made available on YouTube from Friday 29 May
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NewsOpera 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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Premium ❘ FeatureA 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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NewsJacqueline 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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NewsTubbs cello bow previously owned by Jacqueline du Pré goes on sale
The bow will be sold at Tarisio's London Auction later this month
