About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: English classical cellists, Scottish classical cellists, Jacqueline du Pre, Julian Lloyd Webber, Graham Waterhouse, Beatrice Harrison, Anna Shuttleworth, Felix Salmond, Ross Pople, Steven Isserlis, Andrew Shulman, Richard Harwood, Natalie Clein, Terence Weil, Lewis Henry Lavenu, Paul Watkins, Guy Johnston, Alexander Baillie, Elspeth Hanson, William Henry Squire, Clive Gillinson, John Kennedy, Alasdair Tait, Richard Campbell, Jacob Shaw, Caroline Dale, Amaryllis Fleming, Joanna Quail, Anthony Pleeth, Peers Coetmore, David Lale, Gay-Yee Westerhoff, Stefan Popov, Colin Carr, Douglas Cummings, William Pleeth, Fiona Thompson, Charles Lucas, Raphael Wallfisch, Gerard Le Feuvre, Frederick Crouch, Francine Brody, Louise Hopkins, Colin Walker, Jonathan Manson, Amanda Truelove, Giacobbe Cervetto. Excerpt: Jacqueline Mary du Pre OBE (26 January 1945 - 19 October 1987) was a British cellist, acknowledged as one of the greatest players of the instrument. She is particularly associated with Elgar's Cello Concerto in E Minor; her interpretation of that work has been described as "definitive" and "legendary." Her career was cut short by multiple sclerosis, which forced her to cease performing at the age of 28, and led to her premature death. Following her death, her older sister Hilary du Pre and younger brother Piers wrote a book about their family life, A Genius in the Family. It was the basis for the movie Hilary and Jackie. Both the book and the movie aroused fierce controversy. Born in Oxford, England, du Pre was the second child of Derek and Iris du Pre. Derek du Pre was born in Jersey, where his family had lived for generations. After having worked as an accountant at Lloyds Bank in St. Helier and London for 11 years, he became assistant editor, and later the editor, of The Accountant. Her mother, born Iris Greep, was a tale...
