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7 unusual facts about Julian Lloyd Webber


Barjansky Stradivarius

Since 1983 the Barjansky Stradivarius has been played by Julian Lloyd Webber who has made more than thirty award-winning recordings on the instrument, including a renowned version of Elgar’s cello concerto, conducted by Yehudi Menuhin.

Chapter Eight of Margaret Campbell's biography of Julian Lloyd Webber, Married to Music, is called 'The Barjansky' Strad.

Barjansky Stradivarius Cello

Since 1983 the Barjansky Stradivarius has been played by Julian Lloyd Webber who has made more than thirty award-winning recordings—including a renowned version of Elgar’s cello concerto, conducted by Yehudi Menuhin—with the instrument.

Eric Fenby

He recorded the three Delius violin sonatas, firstly with Ralph Holmes and later with Yehudi Menuhin, and the Delius Cello Sonata with Julian Lloyd Webber.

Lloyd Webber

Julian Lloyd Webber (born 1951), son of William and brother of Andrew, English cellist

Pierre Fournier

Till the end, he taught privately at his home in Geneva: the British cellist Julian Lloyd Webber was among his pupils.

Romantic Cello Concertos

Romantic Cello Concertos is a 2009 CD by Julian Lloyd Webber released by Sony Classics.


All I Ask of You

Julian Lloyd Webber recorded the song in a special arrangement for cello by its original orchestrator, David Cullen, on the 2001 album Lloyd Webber Plays Lloyd Webber.

Hilary du Pré

A group of her closest colleagues (including fellow cellists Mstislav Rostropovich and Julian Lloyd Webber) sent a bristling letter to The Times.

I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls

Cellist Julian Lloyd Webber has recorded the song on two occasions - with singer Aled Jones on Jones' album Higher; and with harpist Catrin Finch on Lloyd Webber's 2006 album Unexpected Songs.

Jackie's Song

"Jackie's Song" is a composition by Julian Lloyd Webber for cello and string orchestra or cello and piano, composed in 1998 'in protest at the film Hilary and Jackie' which was based on the book A Genius in the Family by Jacqueline du Pré’s sister Hilary du Pre and brother Piers.

Song of the Birds

Song of the Birds is a 1985 collection of sayings, stories, and impressions of Pablo Casals made by cellist Julian Lloyd Webber.

Variations on a Rococo Theme

Cellists who have recorded Tchaikovsky's original version have included Steven Isserlis, Raphael Wallfisch and Julian Lloyd Webber.


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