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 ...

Producing an 18th Century opera and a contemporary work within a month’s time might seem hectic, but it has become a successful calling card for OrpheusPDX. The plucky opera company, now in its fourth ...

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 ...

LONDON — The stirring sounds of Elgar’s Cello Concerto rise from the orchestra pit in an opening scene of a new production by the Royal Ballet, “The Cellist.” The ballerina in the title role settles ...

Orpheus|PDX concludes its 2025 season with Jacqueline, a bold and deeply moving new opera about the life and music of legendary British cellist Jacqueline du Pré. Featuring a libretto by Pulitzer ...

In Gramophone's February issue we celebrate the legacy and extraordinary musicianship of English cellist Jacqueline du Pré, 50 years after she made her iconic Elgar Cello Concerto recording. There's ...

Jacqueline du Pré, was born into a middle-class English family in Oxford on 26 January 1945. Hers was a musical household, and at the age of four the young Jackie was famously struck by the sound of a ...

There are three of us in this marriage: Marcelino Sambé as the cello, Matthew Ball as Daniel Baremboim and Lauren Cuthbertson as Jacqueline du Pré On a minimal set (by Hildegard Bechtler) whose sleek ...

One instant she looked like a puckish milkmaid, the next like Ophelia going mad. The music was Schumann’s cello concerto, a rapturous, heart-on-the-sleeve piece that was clearly intended to sear, not ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by A new production at the Royal Ballet depicts how illness robbed Jacqueline du Pré of her talent and her life. By Farah Nayeri LONDON — The stirring ...