Julian Lloyd Webber
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Julian Lloyd Webber is a British solo cellist, conductor and broadcaster, a former principal of Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and the founder of the In Harmony music education programme.
Lloyd Webber performing in 2013
Lloyd Webber studied at the Royal College of Music in London.
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Julian Lloyd Webber and Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 2018
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The cello ( CHEL-oh), or violoncello ( VY-ə-lən-CHEL-oh, Italian pronunciation: [vjolonˈtʃɛllo]), is a bowed (sometimes plucked and occasionally hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually tuned in perfect fifths: from low to high, C2, G2, D3 and A3. The viola's four strings are each an octave higher. Music for the cello is generally written in the bass clef, with tenor clef, and treble clef used for higher-range passages.
Cello close-up
Cello close-up with a bow.
A baroque cello strung with gut strings. Note the absence of fine-tuning pins on the tailpiece.
Josephine van Lier plays a violoncello piccolo, a five-string variant of the Baroque cello, during a recording session of Bach's 6th Cello Suite.