Philip Newman

Philip Newman (Manchester, 12 May 1904 – Majorca, 23 November 1966), was a British violinist and pedagogue.The son of Harris Newman, cantor of Manchester's Great Synagogue, Newman became a pupil of Adolph Brodsky at the Royal Manchester College of Music, entering the College in 1917 aged 13 and leaving in 1920 without taking a diploma. In 1950 he left Portugal to tour England, Belgium, Italy, Spain and Germany, receiving excellent reviews from both critics and fellow musicians. He played the 1741 "ex-Vieuxtemps" Guarnerius, now in charge to Anne Akiko Meyers.

Philip Newman

Philip Newman (Manchester, 12 May 1904 – Majorca, 23 November 1966), was a British violinist and pedagogue.The son of Harris Newman, cantor of Manchester's Great Synagogue, Newman became a pupil of Adolph Brodsky at the Royal Manchester College of Music, entering the College in 1917 aged 13 and leaving in 1920 without taking a diploma. In 1950 he left Portugal to tour England, Belgium, Italy, Spain and Germany, receiving excellent reviews from both critics and fellow musicians. He played the 1741 "ex-Vieuxtemps" Guarnerius, now in charge to Anne Akiko Meyers.