Cellist Jacqueline Du Pré

/> />/>/> Film: Jacqueline Du Pré Director: Christopher Nupen Production Company: BBC Television Producer: Christopher Nupen Editor: Peter Heelas Music: Edward Elgar Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Daniel Barenboim Interviewees: Jacqueline du Pré, Daniel Barenboim, John Barbirolli, William Pleeth, Iris du Pré According to Wikipedia, Jacqueline Mary du Pré was a British cellist. She is particularly associated with Elgar's Cello Concerto in E Minor; her interpretation has been described as "definitive" and "legendary." Her career was cut short by multiple sclerosis, which forced her to stop performing at 28 and led to her premature death at the age of 42. Jacqueline du Pré met pianist Daniel Barenboim on New Year's Eve 1966. They were married on 15 June 1967 at the Western Wall. Du Pré’s sister Hilary married conductor Christopher "Kiffer" Finzi, and they had four children. Jacqueline Mary du Pr's friendship with musicians Yehudi Menuhin, Itzhak Perlman, Zubin Mehta, and Pinchas Zukerman and marriage to Daniel Barenboim led to many memorable chamber-music performances. In a book review for two biographies about the cellist, the former wife of Zukerman once wrote that du Pré was "one of the most stunningly gifted musicians of our time". Rebecca Lin 2012 13 Winter In USA