▁for ▁out standing ▁services ▁to ▁music ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁Best ▁British ▁Class ical ▁Rec ording ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁at ▁the ▁Brit ▁Awards ▁for ▁his ▁recording ▁of ▁El gar ' s ▁C ello ▁Con cer to ▁with ▁Sir ▁Ye h udi ▁Menu hin ▁and ▁the ▁Royal ▁Phil harm onic ▁Orchestra . ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁College ▁of ▁Music ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁has ▁received ▁honor ary ▁doctor ates ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁H ull , ▁P ly mouth ▁University ▁and ▁Th ames ▁Valley ▁University . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Del ius ▁Society ▁and ▁a ▁patron ▁of ▁both ▁Music ▁in ▁H osp it als ▁and ▁Children ▁& ▁the ▁Arts . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁amb assador ▁for ▁the ▁Prince ' s ▁Trust ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁thirty ▁years ▁and ▁a ▁patron ▁of ▁CL IC ▁S argent ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁govern ors ▁of ▁the ▁South bank ▁Centre . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁Found ling ▁Museum ' s ▁Hand el ▁Fellow ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁classical ▁music ian ▁chosen ▁to ▁play ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁closing ▁ceremony . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Lloyd ▁Web ber ▁received ▁the ▁In cor por ated ▁Society ▁of ▁Mus icians ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Music ian ▁Award .