Julian Lloyd Webber has been appointed the new Principal of the Birmingham Conservatoire, succeeding David Saint who retires in April. Lloyd Webber has been a prominent advocate for music education and has frequently appeared on radio and TV, and in print, as a spokesman for the cause.

Lloyd Webber, who had to stop playing the cello publicly in 2014 due to a herniated disc in his neck, has recently launched a career as a conductor and has released a disc with the ECO on Naxos.

Julian Lloyd Webber has been appointed the new Principal of the Birmingham Conservatoire, succeeding David Saint who retires in April. Lloyd Webber has been a prominent advocate for music education and has frequently appeared on radio and TV, and in print, as a spokesman for the cause.

Lloyd Webber, who had to stop playing the cello publicly in 2014 due to a herniated disc in his neck, has recently launched a career as a conductor and has released a disc with the ECO on Naxos.