Cedar Rose Newman

From successful busking at folk festivals at age 13, Cedar packed her bags and went to study with legendary violinist Albert Markov in New York. Cedar studied at the Manhattan School of Music where she was a scholarship student with Professor Lucie Robert.

Cedar has been a semi-finalist in the Classicalia International Music Competition, a finalist in the Melbourne Bach Competition and a recent winner of the 2023 Eva Pascoe Award, with her recent performances of Piazzolla’s ‘Four Seasons of Buenos Aires’ captivating audiences in Bowral, Wollongong and Canberra.

“Cedar Newman is an exceptional talent who was born to play the violin. She speaks through her instrument and touches all who are fortunate enough to hear her” – Prof. Lucie Robert, Manhattan School of Music.

AT THE FESTIVAL