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She is a first class musician and performer at the world level.

The Mail Star - Canada

This is one of the most musical recordings of Benjamin Britten's "Nocturnal" that I have ever heard.

Soundboard Magazine - USA

This young artist amazed the Berlin public.

Guitar & Laute Magazine - Germany

Best of all for me was Dale Kavanagh's interpretation of the difficult "Tres piezas" by Rodrigo, which, frankly, I have never heard played better.

Classical Guitar Magazine - England

Tonight Dale played solo - fast, clean, powerful, musical - an incredible concert.

Mannes College, Manhattan, June 2008
Soundboard Magazine - USA

A true poet on the Guitar.

Volks Blatt "Die Kultur News fur Liechtenstein"

Dale Kavanagh has taken the art of pianissimo to a new level. She was able to project even the most inticate arpeggio phrases with absolute transparency.

Washington Post - USA

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
Full list of concerts

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 »