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May 62021

The Singing Strad

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BBC Music Magazine, May 2021 The Singing Strad CD Small but perfectly formed, The Singing Strad (Decca 485 1567) encapsulates two decades of recordings by Julian Lloyd Webber across three discs. Released to mark his 70th birthday, it represents the cellist at the top of his game before injury forced his retirement from public performance. […]

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Jun 72018

Vivaldi Concerto for two cellos

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Birmingham Post on May 31 2018 Orchestra of the Swan at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire May 28, 2018 Reviewer: Christopher Morley It was a wonderful house-warming as Orchestra of the Swan moved into its new Birmingham residence on Bank Holiday afternoon, and there was a packed audience to savour the occasion. Julian Lloyd Webber, RBC […]

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Jun 72018

Haydn Concerto in C

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Birmingham Post on May 31 2018 Orchestra of the Swan at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire May 28, 2018 Reviewer: Christopher Morley It was a wonderful house-warming as Orchestra of the Swan moved into its new Birmingham residence on Bank Holiday afternoon, and there was a packed audience to savour the occasion. Julian Lloyd Webber, RBC […]

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Jun 72018

Elgar Introduction and Allegro

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Birmingham Post on May 31 2018 Orchestra of the Swan at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire May 28, 2018 Reviewer: Christopher Morley It was a wonderful house-warming as Orchestra of the Swan moved into its new Birmingham residence on Bank Holiday afternoon, and there was a packed audience to savour the occasion. Julian Lloyd Webber, RBC […]

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Apr 262017

60th Birthday Concert

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Strad Magazine July edition 2011 60th Birthday Concert ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL, LONDON, 14 APRIL 2011 Julian Lloyd Webber attracted an A-list cast of musical friends to celebrate his 60th birthday with him. As a cellist he has always been equally at home in traditional repertoire and popular music – he was famously featured in the […]

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Apr 262017

Unexpected Songs

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ArkivMusic.com 2006 Unexpected Songs review Release Date: 07/18/2006 Label: Emi Classics Composer: Richard M. Sherman, Traditional, Astor Piazzolla, Michael Balfe, Frédéric Chopin, Sir Edward Elgar, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Oscar Rasbach, Reynaldo Hahn, Amy Woodforde Finden, Nitin Sawhney, Gabriel Fauré, Roger Quilter, Franz Schubert, Carl Orff, James Horner, Edward MacDowell, Andrew Lloyd Webber Performer: Catrin Finch, Julian […]

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Apr 262017

Encore! Travels with My Cello Vol.2

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Gramophone March 1987 ENCORE! TRAVELS WITH MY CELLO, Volume 2 Julian Lloyd Webber (vc); Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Nicholas Cleobury. Lloyd Webber’s cello is off on its travels again: Catfish Row, Sweden, Turkey, France, Skye, Spain, Japan, ‘Somewhere’, Germany, India, Vienna. And one geographically unidentifiable, Vangelis for his Une apres-midi. This is written for synthesizers, […]

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Apr 262017

Travels with my cello

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BUY HERE Gramophone March 1985 TRAVELS WITH MY CELLO. Julian Lloyd Webber (vlc); English Chamber Orchestra Nicholas Cleobury. Phillps 412 231 -2PN. Form 412 231-1PH (2/85). Including.- Flight of the bumble-bee; Golliwog’s cake walk; Londonderry Air; Pizzicato Polka; The Swan: Andante affettuoso; Ave Maria; Sabre Dance (all arr. Palmer). “The cello can do far more […]

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Apr 262017

Romantic Cello Concertos

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Musical Opinion April 2010 Romantic Cello Concertos CD JULIAN LLOYD WEBBER: ROMANTIC CELLO CONCERTOS Rodrigo: Concierto como un divertimento; Delius: Concerto for cello and orchestra+; Lalo: Cello Concerto in D minor Julian Lloyd Webber, cello; London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor; +Philharmonia Orchestra, Vernon Handley, conductor Sony Music 88697570022 1 hour 17 minutes Romantic Cello […]

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