Daniel Barenboim

Argentinean-Israeli musician, a pianist and conductor. He married world-class cellist Jacqueline du Pre on 18 June 1967.

They played chamber music as a team with violinist Pinchas Zukerman. He and du Pre were a magic couple, both charismatic and joyful, giving the music world glamour and passion. A film was released in 1999 about the sisters, "Hilary and Jackie," which exposed a 16-month affair that Barenboim had with Hilary during a period when he and Jackie were separated. With the release of the film, Barenboim was quoted as saying, "Couldn't they have waited until I'm dead?"

Du Pre came down with multiple sclerosis in 1973 which brought on profound personality imbalances that created tremendous friction in her family. Barenboim cared for Jackie during her illness, but he also set up a household with another woman and fathered two children during the difficult years. His wife died on 19 October 1987, London.