Recognised for her “transforming intensity and beauty of tone” (New York Times), Australian violinist and Megalong Music Festival director Asmira Woodward-Page is internationally recognised as a unique and distinguished artist who has performed as soloist with major orchestras in Australia the US and Canada, toured as solo recitalist and chamber musician, and won numerous competitions including the Concert Artists Guild in New York. As solo recitalist she has been presented at Carnegie Hall, Bargemusic (NYC), the Dame Myra Hess series (Chicago), the Washington Performing Arts Society, the Sydney Opera House, the Ravinia and Aspen Music Festivals in the US, and Festival Cervantino in Mexico, among others.

Based in New York City for many years, Asmira established a reputation as a dedicated and multi-faceted artist comfortable in the solo, chamber music, teaching and contemporary music spheres. She was a member of many varied chamber groups, including the Momenta Quartet, Walden Chamber Players, and the performer/composer collective, Counter)induction: “What kept the program fascinating was the vitality the players brought to the music”. “These performances were not merely dutiful; they sang and danced” (New York Times). She has collaborated in Australia with many local artists, including Kathy Selby and Friends at City Recital Hall (Sydney), in chamber music concerts with members of the Australian World Orchestra, and in recitals with Tamara Anna Cislowska and Scott Davie.
Asmira’s Australian Album, a CD of pre-war Australian violin and piano repertoire recorded with pianist Scott Davie, has recently been rereleased on ABC Classics. Live TV and radio broadcasts include ABC Classic FM and Fine Music FM; documentaries include The Little Box that Sings and Breathing Together.

Having taught in many capacities, Asmira is a passionate and enthusiastic educator who has taught violin, coached chamber music, conducted outreach programs and performed in schools and universities including Columbia, Cornell, Yale, Princeton and Monash), as well as in hospitals and homeless shelters. After returning to Australia in 2017, Asmira now dedicates her time to creating a chamber music festival in the Megalong Valley where she has resettled with her family.