Julian Lloyd Webber: ‘I remortgaged my home to buy a Stradivarius’ Julian Lloyd Webber tells how his upbringing helped to shape his work ethic, and how an injury almost spelt the end of his career 14 March 2021 • 5:00am ‘No one seems to believe it when the name Lloyd Webber name is used, but money was tight’ As a solo cellist, Julian Lloyd Webber, 69, has performed with many of the world’s greatest orchestras and conductors. In 2014, he was forced to stop playing after sustaining a neck injury. Between 2015 and 2020, he was principal of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. He now chairs the charity Sistema England, which aims to make music more accessible to children from less privileged backgrounds.