Dates
Recitals – Concertos – Masterclasses – Events
Calstock Arts, Cornwall
Old Chapel Calstock Sand Lane, Calstock, CornwallCalstock Arts is a community arts centre located in a beautifully converted chapel on the banks of the River Tamar. Craig returns to perform a solo recital in this intimate space.
Music in Adderbury, Oxfordshire with The Carducci Quartet
Church of St Mary, Adderbury Mill Lane, Adderbury, Banbury, Oxfordshire, United KingdomCarducci String Quartet with Craig Ogden (guitar) Boccherini: Guitar Quintet in D major, G 448 Shostakovich: String Quartet no 10 in A flat major, op 118 Beethoven: String Quartet no 8 in E minor, op 59 no 2 (“Razumovsky”)
Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford-on-Avon with Bath Symphony Orchestra
Wiltshire Music Centre Ashley Road, Bradford-on-Avon, WiltshireBath Symphony Orchestra Guest Conductor: Emilie Godden Guitar: Craig Ogden Bath Symphony Orchestra is delighted to welcome guitar virtuoso Craig Ogden to play the concerto written for him by British composer and guitar player William Lovelady, who has worked with many of the world’s leading players and collaborated with such artists as Art Garfunkel, Hugh Masekela and Julian Lloyd Webber. Opening the programme is the charming and melodic Petite Suite de Concert by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, an African-English composer who worked with Elgar and Stanford. William Walton’s epic Symphony No. 1 provides a monumental finale, running the emotional gamut from rage and […]
Sandbach Concert Series, Cheshire
St Mary's Church Hall, Sandbach Market Square, Sandbach, Cheshire, United KingdomCraig Ogden Series: Season 14 2023-2024 Date: Wed 29 Nov 2023 - 7:00pm Venue: St Mary's Church Hall, Market Square, Sandbach, CW11 1HD Tickets: (a) Online @ WeGotTickets or (b) On the door A household name to listeners of Classic FM and BBC Radio 3, both critically and popularly acclaimed with a string of No.1 recordings to his name, Australian born Craig Ogden is one of the most successful classical guitarists of his generation. We are delighted to welcome back Craig to perform for us once again here in Sandbach. 5:00pm Pre-concert Early Bird meal at La Casa Mia (not included in the ticket) Why not […]
Music in the Round, Sheffield
Crucible Playhouse Sheffield 55 Norfolk Street, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United KingdomProgramme includes: VILLA-LOBOS Chôros No.1 (5’) JS BACH Prelude, Fugue and Allegro BWV998 (13’) REINHARDT Nuages (3’) RODRIGO Tres piezas españolas (12’) ALBENIZ Torre Bermeja, Sevilla (5’) Craig Ogden is one of the greatest classical guitarists of our time, whose incredible career over three decades has included a stream of best-selling albums, appearances with the world’s finest orchestras and a constant presence on Classic FM, where he’s long been a favourite artist with the station’s listeners. This will be a rare opportunity to experience Craig as a soloist up-close in the intimacy of the Crucible Playhouse, performing guitar favourites from Spanish composers Rodrigo and Albeniz […]
London, BBC Radio 3 In Tune Programme with the London Tango Quintet
BBC Broadcasting House Portland Place, LondonCraig will be appearing live with the London Tango Quintet on BBC Radio 3's In Tune programme with Katie Derham.
London Album Launch Concerts, with the London Tango Quintet
1901 Arts Club 7 Exton Street, LondonThe London Tango Quintet is a unique group of five internationally acclaimed musicians performing tango music at the highest level. Their long-awaited debut recording “Dancing with Piazzolla” will be released on 12 February 2024. These two concerts taking place in our intimate Salon offer the audience an exclusive opportunity to experience this passionate and energetic music up close with the performers. Early performance Doors/pre-concert drink: 6pm Concert: 6.30pm to 7.30pm (this performance will also be streamed to YouTube) Late performance Doors/pre-concert drink: 8.30pm Concert: 9pm to 10pm Tickets: £30 incl a glass of Prosecco before the performance, and a free CD
London Album Launch Concerts with the London Tango Quintet
1901 Arts Club 7 Exton Street, LondonThe London Tango Quintet is a unique group of five internationally acclaimed musicians performing tango music at the highest level. Their long-awaited debut recording “Dancing with Piazzolla” will be released on 12 February 2024. These two concerts taking place in our intimate Salon offer the audience an exclusive opportunity to experience this passionate and energetic music up close with the performers. Early performance Doors/pre-concert drink: 6pm Concert: 6.30pm to 7.30pm (this performance will also be streamed to YouTube) Late performance Doors/pre-concert drink: 8.30pm Concert: 9pm to 10pm Tickets: £30 incl a glass of Prosecco before the performance, and a free CD
Keele Concerts, Keele University with the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet
Keele University Chapel Keele University, Keele, StaffordshireConcert by Candlelight in Keele University Chapel Recognised as one of the world’s leading guitar quartets, the award-winning Aquarelle Guitar Quartet is a dynamic and innovative group known for its extraordinary ensemble in performance, expansive repertoire, and ground-breaking work in developing the guitar quartet medium. Originally formed at the Royal Northern College of Music in 1999 the quartet has performed extensively both internationally and across the UK and their recordings for Chandos Records have been critically acclaimed. The AGQ is dedicated to presenting music from around the globe, spanning the period from the renaissance right through to the present day […]
Bridgewater Hall, Manchester with the Hallé Orchestra
The Bridgewater Hall Lower Mosley Street, Manchester, United KingdomRush Hour: España Programme includes Chabrier España – Rhapsody for orchestra Bizet Carmen: Suite No.1 Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez Piazzolla Libertango Ravel Boléro After the concert in the foyer - Join us for more music, from students of the RNCM guitar department. Music conjuring Spain, its sights and sounds, with Delyana Lazarova, former Hallé Assistant Conductor, our guide.Curiously, it’s often been French composers who’ve expressed the Spain’s essence, as in Chabrier’s España, inspired by folk musicians he heard there on holiday. Bizet showed similar flair in his opera, Carmen, the colourful Suite No.1 concluding with the famous Toreadors’ March. But to capture the country’s soul, turn to a […]
Blackburn with the Hallé Orchestra
King George's Hall, Blackburn Northgate, Blackburn, Lancashire, United KingdomThe Hallé in Blackburn Programme Chabrier España Granados Doce Danzas Españolas Rodrigo Concierto De Aranjuez Albeniz Asturias Bizet Carmen: Suite No. 1 Piazzolla Libertango Márquez Danzon No.2 De Falla Three-Cornered Hat: Suite No.2: Three Dances De Falla El Amor Brujo: Ritual Fire Dance Join us in Blackburn for an evening celebrating the warmth and passion of Spanish music Curiously, it’s often been French composers who’ve expressed Spain’s essence, as in Chabrier’s España, inspired by folk musicians he heard there on holiday. Bizet showed similar flair in his opera, Carmen, the colourful Suite No.1 concluding with the famous Toreadors’ March. But to capture the country’s soul, turn to a Spaniard: […]
Hull with the Hallé Orchestra
Hull City Hall Queen Victoria Square, Carr Lane, Hull, Yorkshire, United KingdomThe Hallé in Hull Programme Chabrier España Granados Doce Danzas Españolas Rodrigo Concierto De Aranjuez Albeniz Asturias Bizet Carmen: Suite No. 1 Piazzolla Libertango Márquez Danzon No.2 De Falla Three-Cornered Hat: Suite No.2: Three Dances De Falla El Amor Brujo: Ritual Fire Dance Join us in Hull for an evening celebrating the warmth and passion of Spanish musicCuriously, it’s often been French composers who’ve expressed Spain’s essence, as in Chabrier’s España, inspired by folk musicians he heard there on holiday. Bizet showed similar flair in his opera, Carmen, the colourful Suite No.1 concluding with the famous Toreadors’ March. But to capture the country’s soul, turn to a Spaniard: Rodrigo’s […]