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Jacqueline du Pre: A Gift beyond Words

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Four HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

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Jacqueline du Pre was one of the greatest performing musicians that Britain has ever produced. She stopped playing the cello at the age of 28, a victim of multiple sclerosis, and she died at 42 on 19 October 1987. This film, compiled by Christopher Nupen from the five prize-winning films he made during her lifetime, pays tribute to her on the 30th anniversary of her death. Show less

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