Julian Lloyd Webber

Born in London in 1951, Julian Lloyd webber was a scholar of the Royal College of Music and completed his studies under Pierre Fournier in Geneva.

Widely regarded as one of the most creative musicians of his generation, Julian has collaborated with an extraordinary array of musicians from Yehudi Menuhin, Lorin Maazel, Neville Marriner and Georg Solti to Stephane Grappelli, Elton John and Cleo Laine.

Julian has given more than fifty works their premiere recordings and has inspired new compositions for cello from composers as diverse as Malcolm Arnold and Joaquin Rodrigo to James MacMillan and Philip Glass. Recent concert performances have included three further works composed for Julian: Michael Nyman's Double Concerto for cello and saxophone on BBC television, Gavin Bryers' Concerto in Suntory Hall, Tokyo, and Philip Glass's Concerto at the Beijing International Festival.

Julian Lloyd Webber plays the 'Barjansky' Stradivarius of c. 1690.

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