Edmund Dawe

“Sensitive, engaging and virtuoso.”

La Scena Musicale

Excerpt from Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 28 by Sergei Prokofiev

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. 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 over 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 is represented by Vida Art Management.