Newman’s profound skill as a chamber musician was immediately evident...

[Newman] lived up splendidly to all of [Barber Concerto's] many demands, giving it everything one could ask for from a cellist...

This young player’s cello has a distinctly vocal character which may spring from an ability to phrase his line as an informed singer does...

Newman's exquisitely tender performance made us wish this lovely lyrical piece [Marlos Nobre's "Poema"] had lasted longer...

Newman is a great performer, and as a composer he has terrific stage instincts — how to grasp and hold an audience.

Newman's performance [of his composition, Non-Periodic Passacaglia] was a tour de-force and earned a well-deserved ovation.

[Newman's] polished performance of the Dvorak Concerto was marked by his lovely tone, attractive vibrato and impeccable technique...

Clancy Newman drew gorgeous, vibrant pulsations from his cello.

Cellist Clancy Newman is a composer as well as a performer, and was most remarkable for the variety of tone he achieved.

What is truly extraordinary about Newman's playing is his sound...

[Newman played Bloch's Schelomo] with a winning blend of musical precision and rhapsodic intensity.

It is not easy to single out any individual movement or single moment in the concert for special praise, especially since each piece was played with such consummate skill and calculated attention to every delicate nuance.