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    Jacqueline du Pré: 13 iconic pictures of the great cellist

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    From the dressing room to the stage and her home life with Daniel Barenboim, discover legendary cellist Jacqueline du Pré's career in iconic pictures.

    1. Jacqueline du Pré iconic pictures

      1. A young du Pré

      Taken when she was just 17, this picture shows that du Pré was inseparable from her instrument throughout her life. Picture: Getty

    2. Jacqueline du Pré iconic pictures

      2. Jacqueline du Pré iconic pictures

      Picture: Getty

    3. Jacqueline du Pré iconic pictures

      3. An early concert

      Playing at Goldsmiths Hall in London, 1964, with Stephen Bishop Kovacevich at the piano. Picture: Getty

    4. Jacqueline du Pré iconic pictures

      4. With Barenboim

      With the man that went on to marry her: du Pré in concert with pianist Daniel Barenboim in 1967. Photo: Getty

    5. Jacqueline du Pré iconic pictures

      5. Tense backstage

      Du Pré backstage at a concert in the '60s. Photo: Getty

    6. Jacqueline du Pré iconic pictures

      6. Newlyweds

      Du Pré and Daniel Barenboim pictured in June 1967, returning from their wedding in Israel. Photo: Getty

    7. Jacqueline du Pré iconic pictures

      7. Deep in performance

      Picture: Getty

    8. Jacqueline du Pré iconic pictures

      8. With cello

      Carefully adjusting her instrument in 1967. Photo: Getty

    9. Jacqueline du Pré iconic pictures

      9. Strike a pose

      Pictured on London's South Bank. Photo: Getty

    10. Jacqueline du Pré iconic pictures

      10. With Barenboim

      The inseparable pair photographed in London in 1973. Photo: Getty

    11. Jacqueline du Pré iconic pictures

      11. Sharing a joke

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    12. Jacqueline du Pré iconic pictures

      12. Fun backstage

      Photo: Getty

    13. Jacqueline du Pré iconic pictures

      13. Collecting her OBE

      A memorable day in 1976 when, accompanied by husband Daniel Barenboim (who appears to have had his hair done especially), du Pré received her OBE from The Queen. Photo: Getty

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