Lara Dowdeswell

About

Lara Dowdeswell began learning the violin at age five with Sheau-Fang Low using the Suzuki Method and currently studies under Janet Davies, previously at the Sydney Conservatorium’s Rising Stars Program. Lara has had numerous successes in competitions across the country, winning the Barbara Cran Award at the KPO Concerto Competition in 2021 and being a finalist in the senior section in 2024, as well as a finalist in the John Curro National Youth Concerto Competition in 2022 and 2023. Lara was also a 2023 finalist in the Bach Competition held in Melbourne. Lara has been an avid participant in AYO programs since 2022, attending the National Music Camps for the last 3 years and, most recently, the winter season in Melbourne last July. Lara is starting the first year of her music degree at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in 2025.