Andrew Lloyd Webber Sydmonton Festival. Lloyd Webber received a Grammy Award in 1986 for "Requiem" in the category of best classical composition. "Pie Jesu" from Requiem achieved a high placing on the UK pop charts. Perhaps because of its large orchestration, live performances of the Requiem are rare. "Cricket" (1986), also called "Cricket (Hearts and Wickets)", reunited Lloyd Webber with Tim Rice to create this short musical for Queen Elizabeth's 60th birthday, first performed at Windsor Castle. Several of the tunes were later used for "Aspects of Love" and "Sunset Boulevard". Lloyd Webber also premiered "The Phantom of the Opera" in 1986, inspired
Andrew Lloyd Webber the winners of the Oliver role were Harry Stott, Gwion Wyn-Jones and Laurence Jeffcoate. Also in April 2008. Lloyd Webber was featured on the U.S. talent show "American Idol", acting as a mentor when the 6 finalists had to select one of his songs to perform for the judges that week. Lloyd Webber accepted the challenge of managing the UK's entry for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, to be held in Moscow. In early 2009 a series, called "", was broadcast to find a performer for a song that he would compose for the competition. Jade Ewen won the right