Yo-Yo Ma: On the 21st of March 1962, Jacqueline du Pré gave her first performance of the Elgar "Cello Concerto" at the Royal Festival Hall in London. ♪ She was just 17, seemingly far too young ...

In “Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy,” narrator ... She had a brilliant smile and a story as mournful as her trademark Elgar Cello Concerto: Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, she ...

At the age of 17 she astonished audiences and critics with her fiery performance of Elgar’s Cello Concerto, a work that has remained synonymous with her name ever since. Du Pré embarked on a ...

Jacqueline du Pré playing the cello in the garden, UK. (undated photo) "Jacqueline Du Pre: Genius and Tragedy ... gave her first performance of the Elgar cello concerto at the Royal Festival ...