Friday, March 28, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Those who know, consider Jacqueline du Pré one of the greatest cellists of all time – certainly in the top three - despite a ...

Blondes can break your heart. They don’t always use a cello. In “Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy,” narrator Yo-Yo Ma—who knows what he’s talking about—describes the documentary’s subject as ...

Jacqueline Du Pre was one of the greatest cellists ever. She died in 1987, never having fully realized a career that began to blossom in the 1960's. Today would have been her birthday. From one of her ...

Producing an 18th Century opera and a contemporary work within a month’s time might seem hectic, but it has become a successful calling card for OrpheusPDX. The plucky opera company, now in its fourth ...

Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, ...