Jacqueline du Pré, English cellist (died 1987)

Jacqueline du Pré

British cellist (1945–1987)

Jacqueline Mary du Pré was a British cellist, widely regarded as one of the prominent cellists of the 20th century. Born in Oxford, she began studying at the Guildhall School of Music in the mid-1950s with William Pleeth, earning the school's Gold Medal in 1960. Her musical…