Remembering the inimitable Jacqueline du Pré, widely considered as one of the greatest classical cellists of the 20th century. This year marks the 60th anniversary of Jacqueline du Pré’s Royal ...

An encapsulation of Jacqueline du Pré's unique talent and musicality. A unique insight into Jacqueline du Pré's innate talent as a cellist from esteemed musicians, like Pinchas Zukerman, Zubin Mehta ...

Jacqueline du Pré’s offstage persona was irreverent, kind and compassionate. She had a mind that was both keenly intelligent and relentlessly curious. Onstage she was known to give everything to the ...

From its origins as a coarse dance instrument to a symbol of courage and defiance, the cello has inspired so many of the west’s greatest composers and performers ‘Why write for a violin when there is ...

Choreographed by Cathy Marston, the Royal Ballet’s upcoming production celebrates the life and many loves of the virtuoso cellist as she battled with multiple sclerosis. The Royal Ballet has announced ...

A huge collection of du Pré's favourite works to perform over her wonderful, but brief, career. With works from the Classical period to the Romantic period, this collection shows her versatile range ...

Though, in her tragically short career, Jacqueline du Pré recorded a very wide range of the cello repertory, her studio recording of the greatest of all cello concertos, Dvorak's, sadly falls short of ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Never shy of tackling complex stories, Cathy Marston has attempted to tell the life and tragically short career ...

PERHAPS the most striking feature of this wonderful 1963 recording of Jacqueline du Pre playing Schumann's Cello Concerto for German radio is the comprehensive display of her gifts, already ...

They were the best of times: Jacqueline du Pré with two convivial partners, Pinchas Zukerman (violin) and Daniel Barenboim (piano) Again like Callas, she was a heaven-sent gift for EMI, and not a ...