


Bream was awarded an OBE in 1964 and a CBE in 1985 he won four Grammy Awards from 20 nominations. He expressed an ongoing love for jazz guitar, describing Django Reinhardt as his hero and even naming his dog after him.He moved to Semley, Wiltshire, where he lived between 19. Its success helped to cement the guitar in the classical tradition, and other composers including Malcolm Arnold, Michael Tippett, Hans Werner Henze, and Peter Maxwell Davies would write for Bream.He continued an illustrious international touring and recording career for decades, including numerous duo recordings with another virtuoso guitarist, John Williams.
FamilyBream was born in Battersea in 1933, the son of a father who played piano and jazz guitar – a self-built electric version – and taught Julian the rudiments of each instrument. They divorced, and he married Isabel Sanchez in 1980. WifeHe married his first wife Margaret Williamson in 1968. He was born on July 15, 1933, in Battersea, London, United Kingdom.

