All at Naxos send their warmest congratulations to Julian Lloyd Webber following his inclusion in The Queen’s 2021 Birthday Honours List on the 11th of June. The renowned international cellist, conductor, educator and broadcaster received an OBE for his services to Music.

Mr Lloyd Webber has a number of acclaimed albums in the Naxos catalogue, but in 2014 he was obliged to retire from playing the cello due to a neck injury which reduced the power of his bowing arm. In July 2015 he began his 5-year tenure as principal of the UK’s Birmingham Conservatoire, the most recent in a long line of associations with the world of music education. During this time, he collaborated with Naxos to promote some of the conservatoire’s outstanding performers through debut recordings on the label.

Following the announcement of his citation, Mr Lloyd Webber said: “I am delighted to receive this special honour. I have been blessed to work with so many wonderful musical collaborators and I want to thank each and every one of them for making this award possible.”