Brad Mehldau has never been keen on giving interviews. From his low piano stool, deeply bent over the keys, he seems to shield himself from the outside world. After the publication of the first volume of Mehldau’s memoirs, his media shyness becomes more understandable. Instead of sprinkling crumbs of information, the pianist chooses to describe […]
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The un-English passion of Jacqueline du Pré (1945 – 1987)
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 […]