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A life of unimaginable possibility: the story of Jacqueline du Pré’s grandmother

2025-01-03T08:00:00

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What was the source of Jacqueline du Pré’s genius? To mark what would have been the great cellist’s 80th birthday on 26 January 2025, her sister Hilary Finzi tells the exclusive, extended life story of their grandmother Maud Victoria Greep, who overcame childhood poverty to give her daughter and granddaughter ...

Sometimes, realisations occur long after events. So much so, that only recently have I come to understand the huge debt of thanks the world owes to my maternal grandmother. I had always thought the thanks were due to Mum and Dad, but now realise that Granny – Maud Victoria Greep, née Mitchell – deserves every bit as much gratitude and admiration as they do

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