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 ...

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 ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Half a century has passed since the memorable performances of Dvořák's Cello Concerto by the late Jacqueline du ...

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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 ...

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 ...

With its vocal tone and natural gift for rhapsody, the cello is one of the most disarming of instruments, particularly in the Romantic repertoire. Saint-Saens: Complete Works for Cello and Orchestra, ...

Richard Strauss, “Don Quixote” and “Tod und Verklaerung” (“Death and Transfiguration”), performed by the MET Orchestra, James Levine conducting and (in “Don Quixote”) cellist Jerry Grossman, violist ...

One can’t help but wonder what Jacqueline du Pré would have gone on to achieve if her life both on and off the concert platform hadn’t been cut short by multiple sclerosis. Although she died in 1987, ...

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 ...

Helen Wallace compares recordings of Elgar’s cello concerto and makes a recommendation: Top recommendation - only available as a download or as a collected edition: Greatest Cello Concertos (Blue ...