Sale Festival, Cheshire
Craig returns to Sale’s Waterside Arts Centre to give a solo recital in the charming setting of the wood-panelled Chambers at Waterside.
Purbeck Art Weeks, Dorset
Coffee Concert at Encombe House
Purbeck Art Weeks offers a vibrant programme of concerts and events that extends beyond the festival itself, showcasing outstanding international talent right here in Purbeck. From world-class performances to inspiring talks and community collaborations, our year-round events bring the arts to life for local audiences. We’re committed to making these experiences accessible to all, offering opportunities for everyone, including children and young people, to engage with exceptional creative talent.
Encombe House is a privately owned, Grade II listed country house built in 1735 on the Encombe Estate nearer the village of Kingston.
Doncaster, Music in the Round
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.
Programme includes:
VILLA-LOBOS Chôros No.1
JS BACH Prelude, Fugue and Allegro BWV998
REINHARDT Nuages
RODRIGO Tres piezas españolas
ALBENIZ Torre Bermeja, Sevilla
Sandbach, Cheshire for Sandbach Concerts with Aquarelle Guitar Quartet
The opening concert in Sandbach Concerts’ 15 years celebratory weekend features the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet with good friend of the concert series Craig Ogden, now a member of the quartet.
“If one guitar quartet can give a traditional string quartet a run for its money in terms of abundant technique and breath-taking artistry, it is the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet” International Record Review
Southend-on-Sea Concerts
Solo 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.
New Paths Music Festival with Miloš Milivojević (classical accordion) in Beverley, Yorkshire
Sesión de noche
Craig Ogden teams up with accordionist Miloš Milivojević to bring an eclectic programme to the Memorial Hall for this late-night performance.
Vivaldi: Concerto in D | Falloni: Felix Tango, Pirotango | Albeniz: Tango, Malagueña (from España) | Boccherini: Introduction and Fandango | Piazzolla: Libertango
New Paths Music Festival, Beverley, Yorkshire
Craig 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 opera Carmen are reworked into flute fireworks to kickstart the festival. Mucho gusto!
Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire with Aquarelle Guitar Quartet
Chipping Sodbury Music Society with Aquarelle Guitar Society
Plymouth Concerts, Devon
Craig returns to Plymouth Concerts by popular request to give a solo recital for Plymouth Concerts.
A virtuoso of his instrument with an international career, his compelling playing and relaxed concert presentation has made him a firm favourite with audiences.