Letter from cellist Jacqueline du Pré among personal possessions coming to auction

A copy of a handwritten letter in which 21-year-old Jacqueline du Pré tells her mother she has finally decided to dedicate herself to playing the cello is part of a collection of the famed musician’s personal possessions to be auctioned.

Gardiner Houlgate is holding the 137-lot sale in Corsham, Wiltshire, on September 4, with a final pa…

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