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Jacqueline Mary du Pré OBE (26 January 1945 – 19 October 1987) was a British cellist. At a young age, she achieved enduring mainstream popularity. Despite her short career, she is regarded as one of the greatest cellists of all time.

From Elgar and Brahms to Schumann and Dvořák, the digital collection Joy of the Cello offers a wide panorama of Jacqueline du Pré’s artistry.

A powerful, award-winning new opera that dives into the real-life struggle between celebrity cellist Jacqueline du Pre and the multiple sclerosis that ravaged her body, mind, and talent, robbing her of her identity, her breathtaking musical gift, and ultimately her life.

Jacqueline du Pré (January 26, 1945 in Oxford - October 19, 1987 in London) was a British cellist of Jersey origin. She was also the musical partner and wife of the Israeli-Argentine pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim.

“Jackie’s musical gift, cellistic prowess and personality were so inseparable that it made her probably one of the most unique musical personalities ever to perform on the stage,” says the great violinist Itzhak Perlman, who knew Jacqueline du Pré well.

Here is a batch of absolute masterpieces of the romantic concertante cello repertoire, played with her endless energy and sensitivity. This album gathers recordings that remained long unavailable even after du Pré’s death.

Recorded live from Tel Aviv in 1972, this piano trio by Tchaikovsky marks Jacqueline du Pré’s farewell to the music industry, the effects of her sclerosis becoming too invasive to allow her playing.

While most music fans weren't aware of Jillian Jacqueline until she released her single "Overdue" in 2014, she already had an impressive career in show business before she was old enough to enroll in junior high. Jacqueline was born in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, and spent most of her childhood there, before moving to New York City in her early teens. A precocious talent inspired by the music playing on the family's stereo including Patsy Cline, Elvis Presley, the Dixie Chicks, Carole King, James Taylor, and Patty Loveless Jacqueline began singing at an early age, and was performing at local coffee shops when she was only seven years of age.

The great cellist Jacqueline Du Pré would have been 80 years old on January 26, 2025, if illness had not taken her too early at the age of 42.