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Jacqueline du Pré: 13 iconic pictures of the great cellist
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.
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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
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2. Jacqueline du Pré iconic pictures
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3. An early concert
Playing at Goldsmiths Hall in London, 1964, with Stephen Bishop Kovacevich at the piano. Picture: Getty
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4. With Barenboim
With the man that went on to marry her: du Pré in concert with pianist Daniel Barenboim in 1967. Photo: Getty
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5. Tense backstage
Du Pré backstage at a concert in the '60s. Photo: Getty
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6. Newlyweds
Du Pré and Daniel Barenboim pictured in June 1967, returning from their wedding in Israel. Photo: Getty
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7. Deep in performance
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8. With cello
Carefully adjusting her instrument in 1967. Photo: Getty
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9. Strike a pose
Pictured on London's South Bank. Photo: Getty
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10. With Barenboim
The inseparable pair photographed in London in 1973. Photo: Getty
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11. Sharing a joke
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12. Fun backstage
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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
