▁program mes ▁such ▁as ▁BBC 1 ' s ▁Question ▁Time , ▁The ▁Andrew ▁Mar r ▁Show , ▁BBC 2 ' s ▁News night ▁and ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁ 4 ' s ▁Today , ▁The ▁World ▁at ▁One , ▁PM , ▁Front ▁Row ▁and ▁The ▁World ▁Ton ight . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Lloyd ▁Web ber ▁was ▁elected ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁El gar ▁Society ▁in ▁succession ▁to ▁Sir ▁Ad rian ▁Bou lt , ▁Lord ▁Menu hin , ▁and ▁Richard ▁H ick ox . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Lloyd ▁Web ber ▁announced ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁public ▁performance ▁as ▁a ▁cell ist ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁h erni ated ▁disc ▁in ▁his ▁neck . ▁His ▁final ▁public ▁performance ▁as ▁a ▁cell ist ▁was ▁on ▁ 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁at ▁the ▁Festival ▁Theatre , ▁Mal vern , ▁with ▁the ▁English ▁Chamber ▁Orchestra . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁char ity ▁Live ▁Music ▁Now ▁announced ▁Lloyd ▁Web ber ▁as ▁its ▁public ▁sp okes man . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁principal ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁B irmingham ▁Conserv atoire . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁B irmingham ▁Conserv atoire ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁royal ▁char ter . ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁and ▁awards ▁Lloyd ▁Web ber ▁received ▁the ▁Cry stal ▁Award ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁Econom ic ▁Forum ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁a ▁Classic ▁FM ▁Red ▁Award