NEW YORK (AP) Nicholas Lloyd Webber, the Grammy-nominated composer, record producer and eldest son of Andrew Lloyd Webber, died Saturday in England after a protracted battle with gastric cancer and pneumonia. He was 43.

His whole family is gathered together and we are all totally bereft, the 75-year-old Lloyd Webber said in a statement emailed by a representative. Thank you for all your thoughts during this difficult time.

Nicholas died at a hospital in the south-central English town of Basingstoke, his father said. Lloyd Webber, the famed composer, missed the Broadway opening Thursday of his Bad Cinderella to be at his sons side with other loved ones.

Nicholas is best known for his work on the BBC Ones Love, Lies and Records, which was based on the book The Little Prince. He also worked on his fathers 2021 Cinderella, earning a Grammy nod for best musical theater album.

Nicholas is Lloyd Webbers son with his first wife, Sarah Hugill, also the mother of his older sister, Imogen. The senior Lloyd Webber has four other children.