The name Jacqueline du Pré (1945 – 1987) is still surrounded by esteem. Rarely has someone played the cello so accurately and with so much passion as Du Pré. As a thirteen-year-old performer she made her debut on British television. Seven years later, America lay at her feet thanks to her overwhelmingly beautiful performance of […]
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Russian cello music on the island of Texel
The small church of Den Hoorn, dating from the fifteenth century, can be seen from afar amidst the vast corn and bulb fields. From whichever side you come, the beautiful, slender tower rises high above the flat island of Texel. This summer, classical concerts are organised here every Sunday afternoon and evening. Because of the […]