Nothing: the good times, the bad times, they make your character.
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Julian Lloyd Webber
British cellist and conductor
United Kingdom · b. 1951
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Born in London, Julian Lloyd Webber, 72, studied at the Royal College of Music before becoming a solo cellist. His recordings include the Brit award-winning Elgar Cello Concerto conducted by Yehudi Menuhin and he has premiered many new works by composers such as Malcolm Arnold and Philip Glass. Lloyd Webber played at the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics before his retirement from playing in public two years later. He has two children and lives in London with his fourth wife, Jiaxin Cheng, also a cellist. Bach Revealed by Julian and Jiaxin Lloyd Webber tours the UK this summer.
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My cello. At the time, in 1983, it was £192,500.
Frightening, exhilarating and all-consuming.
Seeing Leyton Orient in the premiership.
Our beautiful cat was so ill that we were hours away from having her put down. Somehow, we’ve managed to nurse her back to full health again.
A detective, a train driver on the underground and Leyton Orient’s centre forward.
Twice I should have died in car accidents when both my cars were written off. I was completely unhurt; the cello was completely unhurt, too. A complete miracle.
When I was 16, I’d just won full scholarships to both the Royal Academy and the Royal College of Music, and felt like the world was my oyster.
I’m president of my neighbourhood association. At my first meeting there was a discussion about developments the association should oppose. I said: “Nothing could be as bad as that horrible new house next to the church.” “I designed that,” the chairman replied. I shut up.
When the surgeon told me I wouldn’t be able to play the cello again, in 2013. I have a herniated disc and it’s pressing on a nerve in my neck. I announced I was stopping playing in 2014. I absolutely did not want to stop.
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