Halifax, Canada-born guitarist Dale Kavanagh is one of the outstanding interpreters of the international guitar scene.

She is a laureate of international competitions – Segovia Competition (Spain, 1987) – Int. Guitar Competition of Gargnano (Italy, 1988) – Neuchâtel (Switzerland, 1986) – Int. Scandinavian Competition (Finland, 1988).

Dale Kavanagh is a major guest at major music and guitar festivals worldwide and has performed more than 1,700 concerts as a soloist and in the Amadeus Guitar Duo in over 70 countries.

As a soloist in the orchestra, she has performed  with many orchestras such as the Gewandhaus Orchester Leipzig, the Prague Chamber Orchestra, the Thüringen Philharmonie Gotha-Suhl, the Berliner Sinfoniker, the President Orchestra Ankara, Symphony Nova Scotia and many more.

Dale Kavanagh is also a composer.  Her own compositions appear at Chanterelle, Heidelberg, Hubertus Nogatz, Essen and Edition Margaux, Berlin.

From 1998 to 2003 she was a lecturer at the Musikhochschule Dortmund, from 2003 to 2009 “Musician in Residence” at  Acadia University in Canada and since 2003 she teaches as a Professor at the Hochschule für Musik in Detmold. From 1999 to 2014 she was exclusively under contract with Hänssler Classic, since 2014 her CDs are released with Naxos.

 

Press:

“Grandiose mastery, impeccable technology – outstanding!” ”

(Classic Today)

 

“Technically flawless and sonically brilliant”

(The mirror)

 

“Phenomenal clarity in emotional play”

(Acoustic guitar)