Jacqueline du Pré met pianist Daniel Barenboim on New Year's Eve in 1966. They were married the following June (1967) at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. As her husband was Jewish, she converted to Judaism. They very often performed together, with Baremboim either playing the piano or conducting an orchestra.
Jacqueline’s sister Hilary and her brother Piers later wrote a book about her called "A Genius in the Family". This was made into a film "Hilary and Jackie". In this film it was claimed that Jacqueline had had an affair with Hilary’s husband. They said that this had helped her at the time she was having a nervous breakdown. Hilary’s daughter later criticized the story and said that her father had made Jacqueline have sex with him.
In the early 1980s, Barenboim began an affair with the Russian pianist Elena Bashkirova, with whom he had two sons. This was kept secret from Jacqueline, who was very ill by that time.
In 1971, Jacqueline du Pré’s started to suffer from multiple sclerosis. She began to lose feeling in her fingers, as well as in other parts of her body. She stopped playing for a while. Then, in 1973, she started playing again, but she could not play so well. She performed the "Elgar Concerto" for her last London concerts in February 1973 with Zubin Mehta and the New Philharmonia Orchestra.
Her last public concerts were in New York in February 1973, where she was going to play four performances of the Brahms "Double Concerto" with the violinist Pinchas Zukerman, and Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic. Du Pré later said she had difficulty in opening the cello case. She was in the middle of a performance when her fingers could no longer perform. The last performance was cancelled.
In October 1973 it was confirmed that she had multiple sclerosis. During her last years she was in a wheelchair. She sometimes gave some masterclasses. She died of multiple sclerosis in London on October 19, 1987, at the age of 42.
Jacqueline du Pré was given many honours. She was made an OBE in 1976. After her death a rose was named after her by the Royal Horticultural Society. The music building of St Hilda's College, Oxford is named after her. She has left us many recordings of her playing.
New Lanark
New Lanark is the UNESCO World Heritage Site in the South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
New Lanark is a 18th century village and model industrial community with cotton mill buildings, workers' housing, and school. The small town was built by Robert Owen as an experiment in utopian idealism.
Between 1785 and 1968, some buildings were torn down or burned; and some new buildings were built. However, the overall appearance of the village stayed much like it was in the first half of the 19th century.
In 1975, the New Lanark Conservation Trust was established to prevent demolition of the village.
In 2001, New Lanark was named a World Heritage Site.
Master class
A master class is a lesson given by a famous musician or artist to a small group of students. Music students may often have the opportunity to have a masterclass with a famous musician. They will have prepared a piece of music to play to the teacher. There is usually an audience watching at a masterclass.
North Medwin River
North Medwyn is a river in the Lanarkshire area of Scotland. The North Medwyn is a tributary of the River Clyde. This means that it flows into the River Clyde.
South Medwin River
The South Medwyn is a river in the Lanarkshire area of Scotland. As it flows west it joins the River Clyde. The two rivers join about 1.5 km south of Carnwath.
List of rivers of Scotland
This is a list of rivers of Scotland, by geography and length (at the end):
"From Berwick-upon-Tweed to Duncansby Head (East Coast)"
"Isle of Skye"
"Mull"
"Islay"
"Dunnet Head to Mull of Kintyre"
"From Mull of Kintyre to Mull of Galloway"
"Arran and the Cumbrae Islands"
The eleven major rivers of Scotland, by length, are:
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
Hamilton (, ) is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is the where the council headquarters for South Lanarkshire are situated.
Province of Frosinone
The Province of Frosinone () is a province in the Lazio region of Central Italy. Its capital is the city of Frosinone.
The province of Frosinone was created in December of 1926 with territories of the Lazio and Campania regions.
The province of Frosinone has an area of , the third largest province of the Lazio region.
The province is in the southeast of the Lazio region. It borders to the north with the Abruzzo region (L'Aquila province), to the northwest and west with the Metropolitan City of Rome, to the east by the Molise region (Isernia province), to the southeast with the Campania region (Caserta), and to the south with the Latina province.
The highest mountain in the province is "Monte Meta" or, simply, "La Meta" (), with an altitude of ; it is on the border with the L'Aquila province.
The main rivers in the province are the Liri, long, and its tributary, the Sacco river, long.
There are 493,067 persons living in the province in 2017, for a population density of inhabitants/km².
Evolution of the population in the province of Frosinone
There are 91 municipalities (or "comuni") in the province; they are:
The largest "comune" is Veroli, with and the smallest is Vicalvi (). The "comune" with fewest people living in it is Acquafondata with 263 inhabitants.
The following table shows the 10 "comuni" with more inhabitants with their population, and their area and altitude.
Province of Latina
The Province of Latina () is a province in the Lazio region of Central Italy. Its capital is the city of Latina.
The province of Latina was created in December of 1934 with the name of Littoria.
The province of Latina has an area of , the smallest province of the Lazio region.
The province is in the southwest of the Lazio region. It borders to the north with the Frosinone province, to the northwest and west with the Metropolitan City of Rome, to the southeast with the Campania region (Caserta), and to the south with the Tyrrhenian Sea (Mediterranean Sea).
The highest mountain in the province is "Monte Petrella" (), with an altitude of .
In 2017, there are 574,891 persons living in the province, for a population density of inhabitants/km².
Evolution of the population in the province of Latina
There are 33 municipalities (or "comuni") in the province; they are:
The largest "comune" is Latina, with and the smallest is Ventotene (). The "comune" with fewest people living in it is Campodimele with 622 inhabitants.
The following table shows the 10 "comuni" with more inhabitants with their population, and their area and altitude.
Province of Rieti
The Province of Rieti () is a province in the Lazio region of Central Italy. Its capital is the city of Rieti.
The province of Rieti was created in January of 1927 with parts of the provinces of Rome and L'Aquila.
The province of Rieti has an area of , the second smallest province of the Lazio region.
The province is in the northeast of the Lazio region. It borders to the west, along the Tiber river, with the Viterbo province and the Rome, to the north with the Umbria region (provinces of Perugia and Terni), and to the east by Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Marche region, and with the provinces of L'Aquila and Teramo in the Abruzzo region.
The territory of the province is mostly mountainous with the "Monti Sabini" and "Monti Reatini" to the north, on the border with the Umbria region; the "Monti Terminillo" and the "Monti della Laga" to the east; and the "Monti del Cicolano" and "Monti della Duchessa" to the southeast.
The highest mountain in the province is Monte Gorzano (), in the "Monti della Laga" in the eastern part of the province along the border with the Teramo province, with an altitude of .
The main rivers in the province are:
There are several artificial lakes; the largest is the "Lago del Salto" with an area of .