Widely regarded as one of the most creative musicians of his generation, Julian Lloyd Webber has collaborated with an extraordinary array of musicians from Yehudi Menuhin, Lorin Maazel, Neville Marriner, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Georg Solti to Stephane Grappelli, Elton John and Cleo Laine.
Julian has made many outstanding recordings including his Brit-Award winning Elgar Concerto conducted by Yehudi Menuhin (chosen as the finest ever version by BBC Music Magazine) the Dvorák Concerto with Vaclav Neumann and the Czech Philharmonic. Julian has also recorded several highly successful CD's of short pieces for Universal Classics including Made In England, Cello Moods, and Cradle Song.
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 Bryars' Concerto in Suntory Hall, Tokyo and Philip Glass's Concerto at the Beijing International Festival.
Julian’s most recent recordings include Phantasia, based on his brother Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera and featuring violinist, Sarah Chang. Despite his crowded schedule, Julian finds the time to write a monthly column on music and musicians for the Daily Telegraph.
Julian Lloyd Webber will play the ‘Barjansky’ Stradivarius cello of c.1690 and will be joined by pianist Pam Chowham to perform a programme that will include works by Brahms, Faure and Debussy. -- www.northdevontheatres.org.uk
