Andrew Dawes

This article is about the Canadian violinist. For the Australian athletics coach, see Andrew Dawes (coach).

Andrew Dawes OC (born February 7, 1940 in High River, Alberta) is a Canadian violinist..

He was first violinist of the Orford String Quartet from 1965 to 1995 and plays a J.B.Guadagnini violin crafted in Parma in 1770. His teachers included Clayton Hare, Murray Adaskin, and Lorand Fenyves.

Awards

• 2013 Governor General Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement in Classical Music
• Appointed Member of the Order of Canada in 1991
• The Dorothy Somerset Award for Excellence in Performance and Development
• The Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
• Juno Awards: 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
• 2013 Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement

Competition Juror

Dawes has acted as a juror on a number of competitions including

• The London International String Quartet competition
• The Coleman Chamber Music Competition
• The Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition
• Chairman of the Banff String Quartet Competition from 1989–2004

Teaching

Dawes has been a Professor of Music at various institutions including:

• University of Toronto Faculty of Music
• Professor Emeritus The University of British Columbia School of Music
• Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Catherine Thornhill Steele Chair in Music at McGill University
• Member of the board of directors of the Saint James Music Academy
• Director of the Vancouver Academy of Music’s Chamber Music Institute

Recordings

Notable Dawes recordings include

• Beethoven Complete Sonatas for Piano & Violin with Jane Coop
• Beethoven The Complete Quartets with the Orford String Quartet
• Mozart String Quartets with the Orford String Quartet

External links

• Biography page