Upcoming Concerts
| duo | September 9, 2010 | Nizza | Frankreich |
| duo | September 14, 2010 | Bad Neuenahr | Konzerthalle |
| duo | September 17, 2010 | Rom, Italien | Teatro Ghione |
| duo | September 19, 2010 | Iserlohn | 4. Barendorfer Klassik-Fest |
| duo | September 25, 2010 | Melschede | Schloss |
| duo | October 9, 2010 | Alpirsbach | 17h Klosterkirche |
News
Acoustic Guitar – June 2001 Hit List
June 1st, 2001
Canadian guitarist Dale Kavanagh, who now lives in Germany, revisits the 20th century with this group of three sets of variations by Carlos Domeniconi, Manuel Maria Ponce, and Benjamin Britten. Kavanagh brings a great deal of insight to these pieces, particularly Ponce’s most ambitious work for the guitar, his variations on the ancient theme “Folia de Espana”, and Britten’s groundbreaking Nocturnal, Op. 70. Praise must also go to luthier Kolya Panhuyzen for building Kavanagh an instrument of great expressive range and power.
Concert review by Kultur Spiegel (in German)
September 1st, 2000
Spiegel Magazine (September 2000)
Brillant: Ein Naturgesetz? Harfen werden jedenfalls fast immer von Frauen gespielt, Gitarren von Mè§nnern. Dir gebèºrtige Kanadierin Dale Kavanagh bestè§tigt als Ausnahme die Regel. Sie zè§hlt zu den Spitzen der Guitarrero-Zunft, was sie auf ihrer neuen Solo-CD beweist. Den “Variationen èºber ein anatolisches Volkslied” von Carlo Domeniconi entlockt sie faszinierende Klangfarben, die uralte spanisch-portugiesische Melodie “La Folia” die der Mexikaner Manuel-Maria Ponce bearbeitet hat, variiert sie virtuos. Auch Benjamin Brittens “Nocturnal” spielt Kavanagh technisch makellos und klanglich brillant.
Fanfare Review – Lyrical and Virtuosic guitar music
October 6th, 1999
An absolutely stunning recital from this young Canadian guitarist. The dexterity of her left hand sets the scene in the lively and brilliant openning Allegretto from Lennox Berkeley’s Sonatina. From there Kavanagh takes us faultlessly through just about every facet of guitar technique. Her intonation is impeccable, and the precision of her right hand brings a clarity even to the most mercurial passages. She is also a guitarist who manages to keep the noise of fingers moving on strings to a minimum, despite the fact that the close micing places her under a microscope. Read the rest of this entry »
Canadian Wunderkind
October 1st, 1999
by Alison Bert
Dale Kavanagh talks about her concert career in Europe, composer collaborations, advice for guitarists, and her duo and symposium.
I first heard about Dale Kavanagh at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in the picturesque town of Siena, Italy. It was July 1983, and the festival participants were strolling through the Piazza relaxing before auditions would take place the next day. Oscar Ghiglia, who taught the guitar masterclasses, would remind us excitedly from time to time, “Dale’s coming!” He wasn’t sure just when, but for those of us that didn’t know her, we knew that there was something very important about her arrival. Read the rest of this entry »
A little traveling music
May 6th, 1993
Dal-Educated Dale Kavanagh, international guitar virtuoso, was back for a while this winter. But if you blinked, you probably missed her.
This is not the European concert circuit where she has won rave reviews for her musical virtuosity. It’s not even the Sir James Dunn Theater in the Dalhousie Arts Center where she has delighted hundreds with her range and repertoire. It’s her cramped office in the Dalhousie Music Department, and something about the way Dale Kavanagh is playing the short, complicated classical guitar solo suggests her mind is on something else right now. Like the bags she’ll soon be packing. Read the rest of this entry »