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He was first violinist of the Toronto-based [[Orford String Quartet]] throughout its existence from 1965 to 1991.<ref name="ThompsonSchwartz1998">''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Lf3GPo9jJzkC&pg=PA63 Concert Life in Puerto Rico, 1957-1992: Views and Reviews]''. La Editorial, UPR; 1998. {{ISBN|978-0-8477-0320-3}}. p. 63–.</ref><ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=px_uAAAAMAAJ Saturday Night]''. Volume 105, Issues 6–10. Consolidated Press Limited; 1990. p. 10.</ref> The group toured through North America in 1984.<ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=TvfjAAAAMAAJ Ovation]''. Vol. 5. Ovation Magazine Associates; 1984. p. 6.</ref> He also performed with the [[Tokyo String Quartet]] in 1995.<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/a-moving-toronto-goodbye-from-the-tokyo-quartet/article10807289/ "A moving Toronto goodbye from the Tokyo Quartet"]. ROBERT HARRIS. ''The Globe and Mail'', April 5, 2013</ref>
Dawes was first violinist of the Toronto-based [[Orford String Quartet]] throughout its existence from 1965 to 1991.<ref name="ThompsonSchwartz1998">''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Lf3GPo9jJzkC&pg=PA63 Concert Life in Puerto Rico, 1957-1992: Views and Reviews]''. La Editorial, UPR; 1998. {{ISBN|978-0-8477-0320-3}}. p. 63–.</ref><ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=px_uAAAAMAAJ Saturday Night]''. Volume 105, Issues 6–10. Consolidated Press Limited; 1990. p. 10.</ref> The group toured through North America in 1984.<ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=TvfjAAAAMAAJ Ovation]''. Vol. 5. Ovation Magazine Associates; 1984. p. 6.</ref> He also performed with the [[Tokyo String Quartet]] in 1995.<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/a-moving-toronto-goodbye-from-the-tokyo-quartet/article10807289/ "A moving Toronto goodbye from the Tokyo Quartet"]. ROBERT HARRIS. ''The Globe and Mail'', April 5, 2013</ref>


Dawes was a Professor of Music at the [[University of Toronto]] Faculty of Music. He was Professor Emeritus The [[University of British Columbia]] School of Music. He was a Distinguished Visiting Scholar and Catherine Thornhill Steele Chair in Music at [[McGill University]]. He was a member of the board of directors of the Saint James Music Academy , and a director of the [[Vancouver Academy of Music]]'s Chamber Music Institute.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=2936&t=12&ln=Dawes|title=The Governor General of Canada|last=General|first=The Office of the Secretary to the Governor|language=en|access-date=2016-04-13}}</ref>
Dawes was a Professor of Music at the [[University of Toronto]] Faculty of Music. He was Professor Emeritus The [[University of British Columbia]] School of Music. He was a Distinguished Visiting Scholar and Catherine Thornhill Steele Chair in Music at [[McGill University]]. He was a member of the board of directors of the Saint James Music Academy , and a director of the [[Vancouver Academy of Music]]'s Chamber Music Institute.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=2936&t=12&ln=Dawes|title=The Governor General of Canada|last=General|first=The Office of the Secretary to the Governor|language=en|access-date=2016-04-13}}</ref>

Revision as of 14:17, 2 November 2022

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

Andrew Dawes CM (February 7, 1940 – October 30, 2022) was a Canadian violinist.[1] He was known for his performances with the Orford String Quartet.[2]

Early life and education

Dawes was born in High River, Alberta.[3] His violin teachers included Clayton Hare,[4] Murray Adaskin, and he studied with Lorand Fenyves at the Conservatoire de Geneve.[5][6]

Career

Dawes was first violinist of the Toronto-based Orford String Quartet throughout its existence from 1965 to 1991.[7][8] The group toured through North America in 1984.[9] He also performed with the Tokyo String Quartet in 1995.[10]

Dawes was a Professor of Music at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music. He was Professor Emeritus The University of British Columbia School of Music. He was a Distinguished Visiting Scholar and Catherine Thornhill Steele Chair in Music at McGill University. He was a member of the board of directors of the Saint James Music Academy , and a director of the Vancouver Academy of Music's Chamber Music Institute.[11]

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 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. He was chairman of the Banff International String Quartet Competition from 1989 to 2004.

In 2013 the National Film Board of Canada produced a video biography written and directed by Lisa Jackson of Dawes' life entitled "Dynamic Range"[12]

As of 2022, the 1770 GB Guadagnini violin that Dawes had played is now known as the 'Dawes, de Long Tearse' Guadagnini. [13] It is currently played by Robert Uchida.

Awards

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

References

  1. ^ "Curious package stretches Sharon tradition" Archived 2018-02-01 at the Wayback Machine. Toronto Star - Toronto, Ont. Ronald Hambleton , Jul 13, 1987 Page: D.2
  2. ^ "Orford quartet lives up to the bravos" Archived 2018-02-01 at the Wayback Machine. Toronto Star - Toronto, Ont. Ronald Hambleton Nov 9, 1990 Page: D.16
  3. ^ Curtin Call: A Photographer's Candid View of 25 Years of Music in Canada. Exile Editions, Ltd.; 1994. ISBN 978-1-55096-051-8. p. 127–.
  4. ^ Franz A. J. Szabo. Austrian Immigration to Canada: Selected Essays. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP; 1996. ISBN 978-0-88629-281-2. p. 116–.
  5. ^ Opera Canada. Volumes 15–17. Canadian Opera Association; 1974. p. 20.
  6. ^ Ulla Colgress. For the Love of Music: Interviews with Ulla Colgrass. [Robert Aitken ...]. Oxford University Press, Incorporated; 1988. ISBN 978-0-19-540665-8. p. 130.
  7. ^ Concert Life in Puerto Rico, 1957-1992: Views and Reviews. La Editorial, UPR; 1998. ISBN 978-0-8477-0320-3. p. 63–.
  8. ^ Saturday Night. Volume 105, Issues 6–10. Consolidated Press Limited; 1990. p. 10.
  9. ^ Ovation. Vol. 5. Ovation Magazine Associates; 1984. p. 6.
  10. ^ "A moving Toronto goodbye from the Tokyo Quartet". ROBERT HARRIS. The Globe and Mail, April 5, 2013
  11. ^ General, The Office of the Secretary to the Governor. "The Governor General of Canada". Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  12. ^ "Andrew Dawes: Dynamic Range". Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  13. ^ "Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Parma, 1770, the 'Dawes, de Long Tearse'". Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  14. ^ Governor General of Canada. "Andrew A. Dawes, C.M." Governor General's Office. Ottawa: Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  15. ^ "Canadian violinist Andrew Dawes receives Governor General's lifetime achievement award". The Strad, 9 April 2013
  16. ^ "The Orford String Quartet". Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  17. ^ "Andrew Dawes". Retrieved 2022-10-30.
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