The Times 15th December
London Debut
Exceptional Talent
Wigmore Hall Recital December 7th
An exceptional talent, the 20-year-old cellist Julian Lloyd Webber, made his first Wigmore Hall sonata recital last night a very distinguished affair.
An equally gifted and now well-established musician, Clifford Benson, was his partner at the piano. It was evident that their close partnership had been achieved in many collaborations, which may explain the risk they took in opening with the Vivaldi Sonata No. 5.
The rich adagio and the atheletic fugue of Beethoven’s Sonata in D major were marvellously integrated and balanced.
An expansive account of the Delius Sonata brought out the opulence of the instrument.
DAWM
