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du Pré
[ doo prey ]
noun
- Jacque·line [zhak-, leen], 1945–87, English cellist.
du Pré
/ duː preɪ /
noun
- du PréJacqueline19451987FEnglishMUSIC: cellist Jacqueline. 1945–87, English cellist. Multiple sclerosis ended her performing career (1973) after which she became a cello teacher
Example Sentences
Hosting the British Academy Film Awards, commonly known as the BAFTAs, for the first time on Sunday is yet another big moment in the storied history of the space, which has had everyone from Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and Jacqueline du Pré to David Bowie, Michelle Obama and Greta Thunberg grace its stages.
But Kauer is expected to channel Jacqueline du Pré, who was a legend of another generation.
In an especially powerful sequence, McCartney focuses her lens on the tragically brief, albeit profound career of cellist Jacqueline du Pré, who recorded many of her most celebrated works within the studio's hallowed halls.
For McCartney, the story of du Pré's life, which was cut short by multiple sclerosis, makes for the documentary's "most poignant, sad moments."
These images are powerfully contrasted with du Pré's final visit to Abbey Road, when her illness has taken hold of her and sapped her previously unquenchable energy.
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