The world-renowned cellist and conductor says it is "completely wrong" that only children whose parents can afford private tuition are able to enjoy music lessons.
In a blistering attack on the system, the 71-year-old said that without a drastic overhaul of how the subject is taught in schools, it will become a preserve of children with more affluent parents.
Julian said: "Music has been allowed to slip out of our school system - they pretend it's part of the national curriculum, but it really isn't.
