Craig Ogden | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1967 Perth, Australia |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Classical guitar |
| Years active | 1980s-present |
| Labels | Chandos Records, Decca Records, Hyperion Records |
| Website | craigogden.com |
Craig Ogden is an Australian classical guitarist whose albums have topped the UK classical charts.[1] He is Principal Lecturer in Guitar at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, UK.[2]
Ogden began playing guitar at the age of seven, and graduated in music from the University of Western Australia.[3] In 1990 he became UK-based, and has a Professional Performance Diploma from the Royal Northern College of Music,[1] where in 2004 he received a Fellowship from the Royal Northern College of Music, becoming the youngest person to be given the honour.[4] He married the British singer Claire Bradshaw, with whom he often performs; together they founded the Dean & Chadlington Summer Music Festival in 2007.[5] He made his first appearance at the Royal Albert Hall with the Philharmonia Orchestra performing Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez.
Albums
- Tippett: The Blue Guitar (1995)
- Guitar Meditations (1999)
- Music from the Novels of Louis de Bernières (1999) with Alison Stephens (mandolin)
- English Guitar Concertos (2001)
- The Guitarist (2010)
- Summertime (2011)
- A Quiet Thing: Songs for Voice and Guitar (with David Daniels; 2011)
- Christmas Time (2013)
- Summer Guitar (2014)
- Craig Ogden and Friends (2015)
- Love's Philosophy (2017)[6]
References
- 1 2 "Craig Ogden: 10 facts about the great guitarist". Classic FM. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ↑ RNCM website. Accessed 7 November 2014
- ↑ Leicester International Music Festival Archived 24 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 7 November 2014
- ↑ Hyperion Records. Accessed 7 November 2014
- ↑ "Craig Ogden: an Aussie abroad", Cotswold Life, 16 December 2013. Accessed 7 November 2014
- ↑ "Discography". Craig Ogden. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2018.