Dates
Recitals – Concertos – Masterclasses – Events
classical; guitar; recital
Hawkwood, Stroud, Gloucestershire
Hawkwood Centre for Future Thinking Painswick Old Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, United KingdomSummer Concert in the beautiful surroundings of Hawkwood This Friday night recital will include music by Aguado, Rodrigo, Albeniz, Villa-Lobos and Bach. It will be a varied programme of key works from the guitar repertoire. The event will take place in the Hall at Hawkwood Centre for Future Thinking, Stroud. Please note that seats are unallocated. There will be a bar which will be open from 7:30pm. The concert will begin promptly at 8pm and finish at around 9pm This concert takes place on the first evening of teaching on Craig’s course “Classical Guitar Masterclass“. An opportunity to study with […]
Cawsand Bay Guitarfest 2024, The Rame Peninsula, Cornwall
Maker with Rame Community Hall Jackman's Meadow, Kingsand, Cornwall, United KingdomAn exciting classical guitar weekend by the sea on the stunning Rame Peninsula, with Craig Ogden, Vida Guitar Quartet (Mark Eden, Mark Ashford, Amanda Cook & Chris Stell) & Alison Smith 6th-8th September 2024. Following on from four successful Guitarfests, we are returning with another exciting weekend combining great music in an area of outstanding natural beauty that inspires creativity. The stunning location by the sea makes for a perfect break from the hustle and bustle. There will be concerts, a masterclass, workshops, ensemble playing, a class addressing performance anxiety, informal playing opportunities, afternoon tea, sea view dinners and lots […]
Music on The Quantocks, Broomfield, Bridgwater, Somerset
Broomfield Church, Somerset Broomfield, Bridgwater, Somerset, United Kingdom
Music at Stow, Stow-on-the-Wold, Cotswolds with the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet
St Edward's Church The Square, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, United KingdomRecognised as one of the world’s leading guitar quartets, the 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 under the guidance of Craig Ogden and Gordon Crosskey, the quartet continued their studies with guitarists including Sérgio Assad, Oscar Ghiglia and Scott Tennant. Their early successes included winning awards from the Musicians Benevolent Fund, Tillett Trust and Tunnell Trust. MUSIC AT STOW was founded in 2014 and is based in Stow-on-the-Wold […]
Tetbury Music Festival, The Cotswolds
The Goods Shed Arts Centre, Tetbury Old Station Yard, Cirencester Rd, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, United KingdomThis concert has now sold out - join wait list here The Tetbury Music Festival is a chamber music festival founded in 2003 by Graham Kean, then Director of Music at St Marys’ Church, Tetbury and Elise Smith OBE, a life-long supporter and Patron of the Arts. His Majesty King Charles III is the Festival's patron. Programme Concerto Opus No 3 No 9 Antonio Vivaldi arranged by John WilliamsPrelude, Fugue & Allegro BWV 998 - J S BachLe Depart Napoleón CosteChoros No 1 Heitor Villa-LobosCielo Abierto Quique SinesiLachrimae Pavane Fantasia No 7 John DowlandSonata K380 in E major Domenico ScarlattiSonata K322 in […]
Canterbury Music Club, University of Kent
Gulbenkian Arts Centre University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, United KingdomCanterbury Music Club was established in 1941 to bring top quality musicians and music to the people of Canterbury in their darkest hour. This tradition continues to this day, when we welcome some of the finest classical chamber musicians in the country who have performed for us in the past three seasons such as the Baroque violinist Rachel Podger, new established artists to the Club such as Craig Ogden, classical guitar, along with some of the top new generation of artists such as Ewan Millar, oboe and the Kyan String Quartet.
Apex, Bury St Edmunds with the London Tango Quintet
Apex Charter Square Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, United KingdomThe London Tango Quintet is a unique group of five internationally acclaimed musicians performing tango music at the highest level. The result is an energetic, inspiring and thoroughly enjoyable concert of relaxed virtuosity. Amongst the intoxicating rhythms and jaw-dropping virtuosity of the tango, there will be solos and duos ranging from Spanish fire to cool Parisian jazz. David Juritz - violin Craig Ogden - guitar Miloš Milivojević - accordion David Gordon - piano Richard Pryce - double bass “One of the best concerts in my fifty plus years of seeing live music.” - Concert attendee, The Stables, Wavendon
New Paths Music Festival, Beverley, Yorkshire
Toll Gavel United Church, Beverley 27 Toll Gavel, Beverley, Yorkshire, United KingdomCraig Ogden (guitar) | Ashley Riches (bass-baritone) | Fiona Colville (flute) | Libby Burgess (piano) Borne: Carmen Fantasy | Tárrega: Capricho árabe | Rodrigo: 3 Piezas Españolas | Shostakovich: Spanish Songs | Ravel: Don Quichotte à Dulcinée A Spanish feast launches this year’s festival! Renowned guitarist Craig Ogden conjures up Iberian scenes from fandango to pensive passacaglia in music by Rodrigo – best known for his Concierto de Aranjuez, but here in intimate mode. Meanwhile celebrated bass-baritone Ashley Riches paints Spain through the lens of two composers whose anniversaries fall this year: Shostakovich in folksong, and Ravel in irreverent settings of the Don Quixote tale, from romance to drinking song. Bizet’s much-loved Spanish melodies from the […]
Northern Ireland, The Portico of Ards & The Ards International Guitar Festival
The Portico of Ards Meetinghouse Street, Portaferry, Northern Ireland, County Down, United KingdomThe Portico of Ards ('Portico') is an Arts and Heritage Centre in Portaferry, County Down, at the mouth of Strangford Lough in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (45 mins south of Belfast). Built in 1841, Portico is a venue with unique grade A listed Greek architecture. Portico was restored and reopened in 2016 as a venue for events. Craig's concert is also part of the Ards International Guitar Festival which takes place annually in Newtownards, Co. Down with a programme of guitar inspired gigs, free fringe events, guitar clinics with industry professionals and exhibitions!
London, Concert for William Lovelady’s 80th Birthday
St Pancras New Church, London Euston Road, London, United KingdomGuitar Greats Unite in a Tribute to William Lovelady A concert to celebrate the 80th birthday of British composer William Lovelady, with Craig Ogden, the Grigoryan Brothers, Amanda Cook & more.
Southend-on-Sea Concerts
Civic Centre, Southend-on-Sea Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, United KingdomSolo recital at this well established concert series run by Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. The concert will take place in the unique intimate venue of the council chamber! Programme to include works by Bach, Vivaldi, Sally Beamish, William Lovelady, Scarlatti and Paula Child.
