Solo Recital at Hawkwood Centre, Stroud, Cotswolds
This concert (open to the public) marks the beginning of Craig’s weekend guitar course at Hawkwood. Enjoy exquisite, virtuosic playing in an intimate chamber music setting.
Craig Ogden Classical Guitar Course, Hawkwood, Cotswolds
Classical Guitar Course for Intermediate/Advanced Guitarists.
Craig Ogden is one of the world’s leading classical guitarists who is well-known to UK audiences. He is Director of Guitar at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester and brings 30 years of teaching and performing experience to offer this unique course.
This course is for accomplished and enthusiastic guitarists who want to improve their playing and performance. Craig covers a wide range of skills, techniques and methods to enable students of the guitar to take charge of their own practice and progress.
Ryedale Festival, Yorkshire with Aquarelle Guitar Quartet
An event unique to the Ryedale Festival, the Triple Concert features three contrasting concerts in different areas of the stunning country house Castle Howard. Each concert is presented three times, with the audiences rotating after each performance.
Dean & Chadlington Summer Music Festival, The Cotswolds
Candlelit Twilight Concert
Craig Ogden brings the festival to a beautifully reflective close with a selection of pieces to be included on his upcoming Chandos Records release which explores some of the most calming music in the repertoire.
Avoncroft Museum, Bromsgrove for Festive Classics and Bromsgrove Festival
Craig performs a solo recital in New Guesten Hall in the unique setting of Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings. The concert will be an opportunity to listen to Craig in an intimate setting, followed by lunch and is presented as part of Bromsgrove Festival.
Concerto with Stockport Symphony Orchestra
Robert Guy – conductor
Craig Ogden – guitar
Helen Brackley Jones – violin
Glazunov Summer
Glinka Summer Night in Madrid
Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez
Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade
Craig performs Rodrigo’s most famous guitar concerto, Concierto de Aranjuez, with Stockport Symphony Orchestra in the stunning surroundings of Stockport Town Hall.
The orchestra was formed in 1975 as the New Orchestra of Manchester and performs eight concerts every season at the Town Hall with professional conductors and both established and rising stars of the classical music world.
Parbold, Lancashire with Aquarelle Guitar Quartet
Recognised 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.
Parbold Music Lancashire is the title under which the concerts and musical events are presented and is the operational name of Douglas Music Society, a registered charity, founded in 1973, to present an annual season of Saturday evening concerts with established international stars, young artists and popular music to celebrate all kinds of music-making and musical tastes.
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.