Andrew Dawes (February 7, 1940 – October 30, 2022) was a Canadian violinist. He was known for his performances with the

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Early life and education

Dawes was born in

High River High River is a town within the Calgary Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada. It is approximately south of Calgary, at the junction of Alberta Highways 2 and 23. High River had a population of 14,324 in 2021. History The community take ...

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.
Curtin Call: A Photographer's Candid View of 25 Years of Music in Canada
'. Exile Editions, Ltd.; 1994. . p. 127–. His violin teachers included Clayton HareFranz A. J. Szabo.
Austrian Immigration to Canada: Selected Essays
'. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP; 1996. . p. 116–. and

Murray Adaskin Murray Adaskin, (March 28, 1906 – May 6, 2002) was a Toronto-born Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and teacher. After playing violin with a band, he studied composition and became the director of the Music department of the University of ...

, and he studied with

Lorand Fenyves Lorand Fenyves (February 20, 1918 – March 23, 2004) was a Canadian violinist and professor, based primarily at the University of Toronto. References

1918 births 2004 deaths Canadian male violinists and fiddlers 20th-century Canadian vio ...

at the Conservatoire de Geneve.Ulla Colgress.
For the Love of Music: Interviews with Ulla Colgrass. [Robert Aitken ...]
'. Oxford University Press, Incorporated; 1988. . p. 130.

Career

Dawes was first violinist of the Toronto-based

throughout its existence from 1965 to 1991.
Concert Life in Puerto Rico, 1957-1992: Views and Reviews
'. La Editorial, UPR; 1998. . p. 63–. The group toured through North America in 1984. He also performed with the

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in 1995. Dawes was a Professor of Music at the

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Faculty of Music. He was Professor Emeritus The

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School of Music. He was a Distinguished Visiting Scholar and Catherine Thornhill Steele Chair in Music at

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. He was a member of the board of directors of the Saint James Music Academy, and a director of the

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's Chamber Music Institute. Dawes served as a juror on a number of music competitions, including the London International String Quartet competition, the Coleman Chamber Music Competition, and the

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. He was chairman of the

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from 1989 to 2004. In 2013, the

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produced a video biography written and directed by Lisa Jackson of Dawes' life entitled ''Dynamic Range''. As of 2022, the 1770 GB Guadagnini violin that Dawes had played is now known as the 'Dawes, de Long Tearse' Guadagnini. It is currently played by

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in 1991 * The Dorothy Somerset Award for Excellence in Performance and Development * The

Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal The Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (french: link=no, Médaille du jubilé d'or de la Reine Elizabeth II) or the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal was a commemorative medal created in 2002 to mark the 50th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's ...

Juno Awards The Juno Awards, more popularly known as the JUNOS, are awards presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of ...

: 11 nominations and 3 wins * Chalmers National Music Award * The Canada Council Molson Prize * 1964 Prix de Virtuosité from the

Conservatoire de Musique de Genève A music school is an educational institution specialized in the study, training, and research of music. Such an institution can also be known as a school of music, music academy, music faculty, college of music, music department (of a larger ins ...

* 2013

Governor General's Performing Arts Award A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

for Lifetime Artistic Achievement

Recordings

Notable Dawes recordings include * ''Beethoven Complete Sonatas for Piano & Violin'' with

Jane Coop Jane Austin Coop (born 18 April 1950 in Saint John, New Brunswick) is a Canadian pianist and music pedagogue. An internationally recognized concert pianist, she has appeared as a recitalist and as a soloist with major symphony orchestras throug ...

* ''Beethoven The Complete Quartets'' with the Orford String Quartet * ''Mozart String Quartets'' with the Orford String Quartet

References

External links

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Article at thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
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