Biography

Andrew Dawes was born on February 7, 1940 in High River, Alberta, Canada. He is known for Andrew Dawes: Dynamic Range (2013). He was married to Karen Whately and Isabel Vila. He died on October 30, 2022 in Aldearrubia, Salamanca, Spain.

Founding first violinist of the Toronto based Orford Quartet, with which he played from its inception in 1965 until 1991.

Was honored with Membership in the Order of Canada in 1991.

Won a Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prize in 1976.

Received the Chalmers National Music Award in 1994.

Received the Dorothy Somerset Award for Excellence in Performance and Development from the University of British Columbia and a Queen Elizabeth Jubilee Medal in 2002, and Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012.