She was a once-in-a-blue-moon talent, a gifted musician felled tragically young by multiple sclerosis. But even today English cellist Jacqueline du Pré's performances set the standard for technical command and artistic depth. In the video above, du Pré gives a landmark performance of the first movement of Edward Elgar's Cello Concerto, conducted by her then-husband, Daniel Barenboim.
Jennifer Hambrick unites her extensive backgrounds in the arts and media and her deep roots in Columbus to bring inspiring music to central Ohio as Classical 101’s midday host. Jennifer performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago before earning a Ph.D. in musicology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.