Name: Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy: Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy
Uploaded: 2025-01-16T21:20:31+00:00
Duration: 5140 s
Description: Introduced and narrated by grammy-winning cellist Yo-Yo Ma, "Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy," tells the story Jacqueline du Pré and her enigmatic genius, one of the greatest cellists of all time.

Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy

1h 25m

Introduced and narrated by grammy-winning cellist Yo-Yo Ma, "Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy," tells the story Jacqueline du Pré and her enigmatic genius, one of the greatest cellists of all time.

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Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy

E1 - 1h 25m

Introduced and narrated by grammy-winning cellist Yo-Yo Ma, "Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy," tells the story Jacqueline du Pré and her enigmatic genius, one of the greatest cellists of all time.

Jacqueline du Pré: A Glimpse of Genius

E1 - 4m 41s

A unique insight into Jacqueline du Pré's innate talent as a cellist from esteemed musicians, like Pinchas Zukerman, Zubin Mehta and her husband, Daniel Barenboim. In between rehearsals at London's Abbey Road Studios, we see her at the piano, then in rehearsal playing a Brahms cello sonata. On the concert platform, she performs a cello concerto by Camille Saint-Saëns.
Jacqueline du Pré and The Trout

E1 - 4m 46s

In the summer of 1969, five young stars of the classical music industry came together to perform Schubert's Trout Quintet at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall. It was a momentous occasion in the history of music and for Jacqueline du Pré, shortly before she began to experience the telling symptoms of multiple sclerosis.

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Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy

Friday
Mar 28

9:00 pm

1 Hour 30 Minutes

The life and career of cellist Jacqueline du Pré and why affection for her playing has remained strong nearly 40 years after her death.
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Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy

Friday
Mar 28

9:00 pm

1 Hour 30 Minutes

The life and career of cellist Jacqueline du Pré and why affection for her playing has remained strong nearly 40 years after her death.
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Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy

Saturday
Mar 29

2:00 am

1 Hour 30 Minutes

The life and career of cellist Jacqueline du Pré and why affection for her playing has remained strong nearly 40 years after her death.
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Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy

Saturday
Mar 29

3:00 am

1 Hour 30 Minutes

The life and career of cellist Jacqueline du Pré and why affection for her playing has remained strong nearly 40 years after her death.
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Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy

Saturday
Mar 29

11:30 pm

1 Hour 30 Minutes

The life and career of cellist Jacqueline du Pré and why affection for her playing has remained strong nearly 40 years after her death.
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Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy

Sunday
Mar 30

12:00 am

1 Hour 30 Minutes

The life and career of cellist Jacqueline du Pré and why affection for her playing has remained strong nearly 40 years after her death.
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Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy

Sunday
Mar 30

12:00 pm

1 Hour 30 Minutes

The life and career of cellist Jacqueline du Pré and why affection for her playing has remained strong nearly 40 years after her death.
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Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy

Sunday
Mar 30

6:30 pm

1 Hour 30 Minutes

The life and career of cellist Jacqueline du Pré and why affection for her playing has remained strong nearly 40 years after her death.
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Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy

Sunday
Mar 30

10:00 pm

1 Hour 30 Minutes

The life and career of cellist Jacqueline du Pré and why affection for her playing has remained strong nearly 40 years after her death.
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Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy

Monday
Mar 31

2:00 am

1 Hour 30 Minutes

The life and career of cellist Jacqueline du Pré and why affection for her playing has remained strong nearly 40 years after her death.
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Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy

Monday
Mar 31

10:00 am

1 Hour 30 Minutes

The life and career of cellist Jacqueline du Pré and why affection for her playing has remained strong nearly 40 years after her death.

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