Andrew Dawes

This article contains embedded lists that may be poorly defined, unverified or indiscriminate. Please help to clean it up to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. Where appropriate, incorporate items into the main body of the article. (January 2012) Andrew Dawes OC (born February 7, 1940) is a Canadian violinist born in High River, Alberta. 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 edit: 2013 Governor General Peforming 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, Competition Juror edit: 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 edit: Dawes has been a Professor of Music at various institutions 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 the 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 edit: Notable Dawes' recordings include Beethoven Complete Sonatas for Piano & Violin with Jane Coop, Beethoven The Complete Quartets with the Orford String Quartet, W.A. Mozart-String Quartets with the Orford String Quartet

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