Hailed by The New York Times as "Fresh, Hot and Headed for Fame," The Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo continues to fulfill that promise with twenty years of international touring, ten critically-acclaimed recordings, and development of a new repertory for the ensemble.
Recognized as one of Americas foremost instrumental ensembles, the duo's concert tours have taken them to forty-nine states, to Asia, Africa, Europe, South America, Canada, the Caribbean, and the South Pacific, featuring performances at such venues as Carnegie Hall, Ambassador Auditorium, the Caramoor Festival, Tahiti's Musée Gauguin, aboard the Queen Elizabeth 2, with the Pittsburgh Symphony Pops, Princeton and Yale Universities, and at the world's cultural capitals, including Rome, Seoul, Oslo, Lima, London, and Cape Town.
The artistry of Michael Newman and Laura Oltman has been featured in the national media, including People Magazine, National Public Radio, The Larry King Show, BBC Radio 3, and The New York Times.