On 21st March 2010 Southbank Centre hosts 'Honouring Jacqueline du Pré'.
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Renowned filmmaker and broadcaster Christopher Nupen shares his films and memories of Jacqueline du Pre from a close friendship that lasted for 26 years. Some of his material is world famous, some of it has been seen by very few, but all of it will be presented in new contexts. This fundraising event on behalf of the charity The London Cello Society, presents an intimate tribute to an artist who remains gloriously vibrant in the public mind.
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There was a TV documentary about Jacqueline Du Pré reshown quite a few years ago. I think I have it on video cassette somewhere. It was immensely powerful, but what I remember best, oddly, was an impromptu "piano four hands" with Barenboim, the two of them playing a well known lively Mozart piece together on a single piano. They're fooling about & it was just for fun while taking a break between serious stuff, but an absolute joy to watch, so full of life and laughter.
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