Kavanagh Plays Kavanagh

Featuring

Dale Kavanagh

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Album & Artwork

This is the first CD that Dale Kavanagh, the performer and composer, has released that features only her own compositions, performed by herself.

Performer Biography

Many composers, including Carlo Domeniconi, Roland Dyens, and Harald Genzmer, have written works specifically for Dale Kavanagh.

Performer Biography

Dale Kavanagh studied guitar at the University of Toronto with Eli Kassner, the founder of the Canadian classical guitar scene, and completed her graduate studies with Oscar Ghiglia in Switzerland.

Performer Biography

Dale Kavanagh performs internationally as a soloist and as part of the Amadeus Guitar Duo with German guitarist Thomas Kirchhoff, having given over 1,300 concerts in more than 60 countries.

Performer Biography

Dale Kavanagh is a professor at the Musikhochschule in Detmold, Germany, and founded the International Guitar Symposium Iserlohn, one of the world's leading classical guitar festivals.

Recording & Production

The pieces on this album were recorded in three different locations and years: Iserlohn in 2020, Toronto in 1998, and Weimar in 2013.

Performer Biography

Dale Kavanagh, the guitarist on this album, is a Canadian-born musician who has won top prizes in several international guitar competitions, including Spain's Segovia Competition and Italy's Gargnano Competition.