Julian Lloyd Webber criticizes the state of music education in the UK

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According to The Guardian, following the 'Music for Youth' event at the Royal Albert Hall, cellist Julian Lloyd Webber expressed despair over the decline of the UK's music education system. He emphasized that the UK was once a global model in this field, but has now lost that status. Lloyd Webber pointed to decades of political failure and urged Andy Burnham and other politicians to move beyond rhetoric and provide real funding to make music education free and accessible to all students. The report also touches upon the English National Opera's (ENO) shift toward performing works in their original languages rather than English, which has sparked debate among audiences.