Julian Lloyd Webber

Sharing a surname with a megastar brother could have defined Julian Lloyd Webber entirely, but I admire how thoroughly he carved his own identity with the cello, earning an OBE on his own terms. What moves me most is not the virtuosity but the choice he made later, founding the In Harmony education programme and serving as a conservatoire principal to put instruments into young hands. Stepping back from the spotlight to pass the flame to the next generation is a quieter kind of ambition, and to me it is the more admirable one. He reads as an artist who measured success by what he gave away.

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Name (English)

Julian Lloyd Webber

Name (Japanese)

ジュリアン・ロイド・ウェバー

Reading

じゅりあん・ろいど・うぇばー

Born

April 14, 1951 (age 75)

Origin

London, United Kingdom

Occupation

composer / music educator / cellist / performing artist / choreographer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Rabbit

University

Royal College of Music

Awards & achievements

• Brit Award for Classical Recording
• Officer of the Order of the British Empire

• Official sitehttps://www.julianlloydwebber.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian%20Lloyd%20Webber
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%82%A4%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q319434

Tags

• composer
• music educator
• cellist

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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