What Happened to Julian Lloyd Webber?

On April 28, 2014, Julian Lloyd Webber announced his retirement from public performance as a cellist because of a herniated disc in his neck which reduced the power in his bow arm.

Julian’s final public performance as a cellist was on May 2, 2014, at the Festival Theatre, Malvern, with the English Chamber Orchestra.

In September 2014, the charity Live Music Now announced Lloyd Webber was appointed Principal of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. He scripted and presented Classic Cellists at the BBC for BBC TV.

In November 2021, Sky Arts screened the TV special “Classic FM’s Rising Stars with Julian Lloyd Webber”. In July 2022, Lloyd Webber made a further selection of 30 Rising Stars together with Classic FM and another Sky Arts special was shown in November 2022.