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.

Northern Ireland, The Portico of Ards & The Ards International Guitar Festival

The 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!

Arnold & Vivaldi Concertos with Worthing Symphony Orchestra

Craig returns to Worthing to play two concertos with Worthing Symphony Orchestra (John Gibbons, conductor)

Malcolm Arnold – Guitar Concerto

Vivaldi – Guitar Concerto in D Major

Mozart – Symphony No. 41 in C, K551 ‘Jupiter’

 

BBC Radio 3 Live with BBC Concert Orchestra, Alexandra Palace, London

Craig plays Rodrigo’s ‘other’ great guitar concerto, his Fantasia para un gentilhombre , written for Segovia, with The BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor George Jackson  in London’s iconic Alexandra Palace Theatre for a concert with a Spanish theme, broadcast live as part of BBC Radio 3’s Classical Live programme.

 

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!