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Born in Oxford, England, on 26 January 1945, Jacqueline du Pré was the second child of Derek and Iris du Pré. Derek du Pré was born in Jersey, where his family had lived for generations. After having worked as an accountant at the Lloyds Bank in St Helier and London for eleven years he became assistant editor, and later the editor, of The Accountant. Her mother, born Iris Greep, was a talented pianist, and taught at the Royal Academy in London. At age four du Pré is said to have heard the sound of the cello on the radio and asked her mother for “one of those”. She started with lessons from her mother, who composed little pieces accompanied by illustrations, before beginning study at the London Violoncello School at age five. Her first teacher was Alison Dalrymple.
Before long she was entering and winning local music competitions alongside her sister, flautist Hilary du Pré. Du Pré’s main teacher (her ‘Cello Daddy’), from 1955 to 1961, both privately and at the Guildhall School of Music in London, was the celebrated cellist William Pleeth. Subsequently she also participated in a Pablo Casals masterclass in Zermatt, Switzerland in 1960, as well as short-term studies with Paul Tortelier in Paris in 1962, and with Mstislav Rostropovich in Russia in 1966. So impressed was the legendary Rostropovich with his young pupil that at the end of her study with him, he declared her “the only cellist of the younger generation that could equal and overtake own achievement”.
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Born in Oxford, England, on 26 January 1945, Jacqueline du Pré was the second child of Derek and Iris du Pré. Derek du Pré was born in Jersey, where his family had lived for generations. After having worked as an accountant at the Lloyds Bank in St Helier and London for eleven years he became assistant editor, and later the editor, of The Accountant. Her mother, born Iris Greep, was a talented pianist, and taught at the Royal Academy in London. At age four du Pré is said to have heard the sound of the cello on the radio and asked her mother for “one of those”. She started with lessons from her mother, who composed little pieces accompanied by illustrations, before beginning study at the London Violoncello School at age five. Her first teacher was Alison Dalrymple.
Before long she was entering and winning local music competitions alongside her sister, flautist Hilary du Pré. Du Pré’s main teacher (her ‘Cello Daddy’), from 1955 to 1961, both privately and at the Guildhall School of Music in London, was the celebrated cellist William Pleeth. Subsequently she also participated in a Pablo Casals masterclass in Zermatt, Switzerland in 1960, as well as short-term studies with Paul Tortelier in Paris in 1962, and with Mstislav Rostropovich in Russia in 1966. So impressed was the legendary Rostropovich with his young pupil that at the end of her study with him, he declared her “the only cellist of the younger generation that could equal and overtake own achievement”.
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higginst wrote:
"Jackie and Hilary" is based on what I would suggest is a much more accurate and intriguing biography..... highly recommend it.
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kraeckers wrote:
she was, she is and I guess she will be the best for ever.
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JockMcGrumpy wrote:
Aye. Her een are braw an aw
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chocolatecello wrote:
Her Elgar is simply exceptional.
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supawoof wrote:
Venetian Snares Sampled/
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Amphetamiine wrote:
Yeah best cellist ever no contest. Hillary and Jackie over-romanticizes and distorts her life pretty awfully though. Just get the Elgar documentary.
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tobyz1 wrote:
Jacqueline was fantastically talented, but led a somewhat tragic life and suffered a more tragic death. If you haven't seen the movie, 'Jackie and Hilary', go out and rent it! Emily Watson, who protrayed Jackie in the movie, even looks like her.
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eyeslikemine wrote:
Amazing...
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alpinetreeline wrote:
J. du Pré was (is) the BEST cellist of all time without a doubt. Jackie <3
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