Jacqueline du Pré

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Jacqueline du Pré was a renowned British cellist celebrated for her emotionally intense and definitive interpretations, particularly of Elgar’s Cello Concerto.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf cellist
classical musician
human
musician
activeYearsEnd 1973
activeYearsStart 1950s
burialPlace Golders Green Jewish Cemetery
causeOfDeath multiple sclerosis
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
dateOfBirth 1945-01-26
dateOfDeath 1987-10-19
educatedAt Conservatoire de Paris
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Musikhochschule Lübeck
Queen’s College, London
endTimeOfSpouseRelationship 1987
familyName du Pré
father Derek du Pré
genre classical music
givenName Jacqueline
hasWikipediaPage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqueline_du_Pr%C3%A9
instrument cello
languageSpoken English
mannerOfDeath natural causes
mother Iris du Pré
name Jacqueline du Pré
nationality British
notableFor emotionally intense performances
interpretations of Elgar’s Cello Concerto
notableInstrument Davidov Stradivarius cello
Stradivarius cello
notableWork recording of Dvořák’s Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
recording of Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
recording of Schumann’s Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
recordings of Beethoven’s Cello Sonatas
recordings of Brahms’ Cello Sonatas
occupation cellist
musician
placeOfBirth Oxford
Oxford, England
Oxfordshire
placeOfDeath London
London, England
reasonForEndOfCareer multiple sclerosis
sexOrGender female
sibling Hilary du Pré
spouse Daniel Barenboim
startTimeOfSpouseRelationship 1967
studentOf Mstislav Rostropovich
Pablo Casals
Paul Tortelier
William Pleeth


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