Edmund Dawe

From New York's Carnegie Hall to the National Theatre in Seoul, Canadian pianist Edmund Dawe has  earned international  praise  for  his  technical  command and compelling interpretations. La Scena Musicale describes his playing as “sensitive, engaging, virtuoso.” Edmund's artistry has been recognized with numerous awards and grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, Provincial Arts Councils, and the Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent on Records. His recordings have been twice nominated for an East Coast Music Award (Best Classical Recording).

Edmund is highly respected as a university educator and visionary leader, with awards of distinction for his teaching, performance, and academic service. Most recently, as Dean of the Desautels Faculty of Music at the University of Manitoba, Edmund guided the Faculty through a period of growth, innovative program development, and a major construction and fundraising initiative resulting in the most modern university music facilities in Canada. In 2018, he was appointed Dean Emeritus. With a career spanning more than 30 years, Edmund is widely respected as a visionary pedagogue,  having  influenced  and  encouraged  generations  of  young  musicians and contributed significantly to the advancement of university music education in Canada.

Edmund’s  international  research  conducted  in  the  British  Library,  the  Juilliard  Archives  and  the Rachmaninoff Archives informs his podcast For Piano Teachers, which now reaches listeners in 107 countries. A devoted mentor, Edmund brings masterclasses and adjudication to numerous Canadian festivals. He has served on the Juno Awards classical jury and presented at major pedagogy conferences. Now based in Alma, New Brunswick, Edmund balances his work as performer, lecturer and researcher with life alongside his wife Karla, an accomplished visual artist and organist, and their family, against the stunning backdrop of Fundy National Park.

Edmund Dawe is an inspiring virtuoso, respected pedagogue, and visionary university leader.

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Reviews:

“He  commanded  the  keyboard.  He  showed  such  confidence  from  the  first  bars  he  played  that  he had his audience at his command as well. The music seemed to flow right through Dawe to the keyboard. A standing ovation was rewarded with an encore. It was a fine night for the piano and the pianist.” Sudbury Star

“A spirited, but poetic reading of the Liszt Concerto No. 1 in E flat was just one of the highlights of the opening concert of a new season. [Dawe] is a thoughtful and exceptionally fine keyboard artist; and gave a splendid reading of the popular work by the Hungarian composer. It was a performance in the grand manner, but without the trappings of overwhelming pianistic acrobatics.” The Evening Times-Globe

“Alberto  Ginastera’s  Sonata  No.  2  was  a  wonderful  musical  outlet  for  Dr.  Dawe.  Combining  heavy rhythmic fierceness with controlled and delicate tone clusters, the work offered a wide range of emotions to explore. The overall excitement of the composition, brilliantly played, was the highlight of the hour-long performance.  The concert was greatly enhanced by the verbal program notes presented by Dr. Dawe before each work.” The Daily Gleaner