Jacqueline du Pré

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cellist classical musician human musician

Jacqueline du Pré was a renowned British cellist celebrated for her emotionally intense and definitive interpretations, particularly of Elgar’s Cello Concerto.

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Label	Occurrences
Jacqueline du Pré canonical	37
Jacqueline du Pré in Hilary and Jackie	1
Jacqueline du Pré with Sir John Barbirolli	1
cellist Jacqueline du Pré	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T310594 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Jacqueline du Pré
Context triple: [Daniel Barenboim, spouse, Jacqueline du Pré]

A. Itzhak Perlman
Itzhak Perlman is an acclaimed Israeli-American violinist renowned for his virtuosity, rich tone, and interpretations of the classical repertoire.
B. Daniel Barenboim
Daniel Barenboim is an acclaimed pianist and conductor renowned for leading major orchestras worldwide and for his peace-building musical initiatives, including co-founding the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra.
C. Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma is a world-renowned American cellist celebrated for his virtuosity, cross-cultural collaborations, and efforts to promote peace and global understanding through music.
D. Alfred Preis
Alfred Preis was an Austrian-born American architect best known for designing the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
E. Eliette von Karajan
Eliette von Karajan is an Austrian-born former fashion model and philanthropist best known as the second wife and widow of renowned conductor Herbert von Karajan.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Jacqueline du Pré
Target entity description: Jacqueline du Pré was a renowned British cellist celebrated for her emotionally intense and definitive interpretations, particularly of Elgar’s Cello Concerto.

A. Itzhak Perlman
Itzhak Perlman is an acclaimed Israeli-American violinist renowned for his virtuosity, rich tone, and interpretations of the classical repertoire.
B. Daniel Barenboim
Daniel Barenboim is an acclaimed pianist and conductor renowned for leading major orchestras worldwide and for his peace-building musical initiatives, including co-founding the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra.
C. Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma is a world-renowned American cellist celebrated for his virtuosity, cross-cultural collaborations, and efforts to promote peace and global understanding through music.
D. Alfred Preis
Alfred Preis was an Austrian-born American architect best known for designing the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
E. Eliette von Karajan
Eliette von Karajan is an Austrian-born former fashion model and philanthropist best known as the second wife and widow of renowned conductor Herbert von Karajan.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cellist ⓘ classical musician ⓘ human ⓘ musician ⓘ
activeYearsEnd	1973 ⓘ
activeYearsStart	1950s ⓘ
burialPlace	Golders Green Jewish Cemetery ⓘ
causeOfDeath	multiple sclerosis ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ⓘ linked to: United Kingdom
dateOfBirth	1945-01-26 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1987-10-19 ⓘ
educatedAt	Conservatoire de Paris ⓘ Guildhall School of Music and Drama ⓘ Musikhochschule Lübeck ⓘ Queen’s College, London ⓘ
endTimeOfSpouseRelationship	1987 ⓘ
familyName	du Pré ⓘ
father	Derek du Pré ⓘ
genre	classical music ⓘ
givenName	Jacqueline ⓘ
hasWikipediaPage	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqueline_du_Pr%C3%A9 ⓘ
instrument	cello ⓘ
languageSpoken	English ⓘ
mannerOfDeath	natural causes ⓘ
mother	Iris du Pré ⓘ linked to: Hilary du Pré
name	Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ
nationality	British ⓘ
notableFor	emotionally intense performances ⓘ interpretations of Elgar’s Cello Concerto ⓘ
notableInstrument	Davidov Stradivarius cello ⓘ linked to: Davidov Strad Stradivarius cello ⓘ linked to: Stradivarius cellos
notableWork	recording of Dvořák’s Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 ⓘ recording of Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 ⓘ recording of Schumann’s Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 ⓘ recordings of Beethoven’s Cello Sonatas ⓘ recordings of Brahms’ Cello Sonatas ⓘ
occupation	cellist ⓘ musician ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Oxford ⓘ Oxford, England ⓘ linked to: Oxford Oxfordshire ⓘ
placeOfDeath	London ⓘ linked to: London, England London, England ⓘ
reasonForEndOfCareer	multiple sclerosis ⓘ
sexOrGender	female ⓘ
sibling	Hilary du Pré ⓘ
spouse	Daniel Barenboim ⓘ
startTimeOfSpouseRelationship	1967 ⓘ
studentOf	Mstislav Rostropovich ⓘ Pablo Casals ⓘ Paul Tortelier ⓘ William Pleeth ⓘ

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Referenced by (40)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Daniel Barenboim → spouse → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

EMI Classics → associatedWith → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

1712 Stradivarius cello "Davidov" → usedBy → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

subject linked to: 1712 Stradivarius cello "Davidov" (formerly used)

Jacqueline du Pré → name → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

Philharmonia Orchestra → collaboratedWith → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

Jacqueline → notableBearer → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

Davidov → previousOwner → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

Davidov → previousPlayer → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

Davidov → notablePlayer → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

Davidov Strad → playedBy → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

Davidov Strad → notablePlayer → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

Davidov Strad → historicalOwner → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra → notableSoloistCollaboration → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

Emily Watson → notableRole → Jacqueline du Pré in Hilary and Jackie ⓘ

linked to: Jacqueline du Pré

Hilary du Pré → sibling → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

Hilary du Pré → hasRelative → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

A Genius in the Family → mainSubject → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

subject linked to: Hilary du Pré

Derek du Pré → child → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

Derek du Pré → influenced → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

Derek du Pré → relative → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

Derek du Pré → hasChildMusician → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

Paul Tortelier → notableStudent → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

du Pré → usedBy → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

Hilary and Jackie → mainSubject → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

Hilary and Jackie → portrays → cellist Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

linked to: Jacqueline du Pré

William Pleeth → notableStudent → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

Davidov Stradivarius cello → notableOwner → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

Davidov Stradivarius cello → notablePerformer → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

A Genius in the Family → mainSubject → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

A Genius in the Family → portrays → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

A Genius in the Family → workTitleCharacter → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

A Genius in the Family → hasBiographicalSubject → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

Piers du Pré → relativeByMarriage → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

Piers du Pré → workSubject → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

Piers du Pré → spouseSibling → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

du Pré family → hasNotableMember → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

A Genius in the Family → about → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

subject linked to: du Pré family

Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 → notableRecording → Jacqueline du Pré with Sir John Barbirolli ⓘ

linked to: Jacqueline du Pré

Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 → notableRecordingPerformer → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 (orchestral version) → recordedBy → Jacqueline du Pré ⓘ

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