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Australian born guitarist Craig Ogden is one of the most exciting artists of his generation. He studied guitar from the age of seven and percussion from the age of thirteen. His music degree (with honours) from the University of Western Australia was followed by the Royal Northern College of Music Professional Performance Diploma with Distinction; the college's highest award for performance. In December 2004, Craig Ogden was honoured by the RNCM with a Fellowship in recognition of his achievements. He is the youngest instrumentalist to have received this award from the RNCM.One of the new generation..s most prominent players, Craig Ogden's performances have taken him throughout the UK, into Europe, the USA, South East Asia, South Africa and Australia in recital, on radio and on television. His recordings for Virgin/EMI, Chandos, Nimbus, Hyperion, Collins Classics and Sony have received wide acclaim. BBC Music Magazine dubbed Ogden "a worthy successor to Julian Bream" and his debut solo CD for Nimbus Records of 20th Century Classics by British composers was nominated for a Grammy Award. Ogden..s Virgin/EMI release, ..A Quiet Thing.. with counter-tenor David Daniels has received universal acclaim as did the duo..s USA recital tour of the Tanglewood, Ravinia and Mostly Mozart Festivals (after which Ogden was immediately invited back to perform as soloist in the Lincoln Centre..s 2005 Great Performers Series).Craig Ogden has released seven recordings on the Chandos label. His recording of all three solo Rodrigo guitar concertos with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra was greeted with wide acclaim. Classic CD concluded this recording to be ..one of the most winning performances I have encountered.. whilst Rodrigo..s daughter wrote: ..This recording has confirmed your position among the greatest guitarists... Ogden..s CD, Music from the Novels of Louis de Berni..res featured as high as no.10 in the classical charts and was the London Daily Telegraph CD of the week, stating ..this disc is pure joy... Selling over 10,000 discs in three months it is Chandos Records fastest ever selling CD and Ogden now performs regularly with Louis de Berni..res in ..words and music.. recitals. Of Ogden..s recording of concertos by Walton, Arnold and Berkeley with Richard Hickox and the Northern Sinfonia, Gramophone Magazine wrote ..All the works in this delightful collection were inspired by Julian Bream, with Craig Ogden proving a formidable successor, matching in sensitivity and flair Bream..s own vintage recordings.. while The Guardian hailed Ogden as ..Brilliant and persuasive... Ogden..s most recent recording is The Complete Solo Guitar Music of Sir Lennox and Michael Berkeley which includes three world premiere recordings.Craig Ogden made his Royal Albert Hall debut with the Philharmonia Orchestra performing Rodrigo..s Concierto de Aranjuez in a Classic FM Live concert. He has also performed concertos with the London Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony, Royal Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Philharmonia (with Vladimir Ashkenazy), Accademia di Santa Cecilia (Rome), Hall.., BBC Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony, Royal Scottish National, Bournemouth Symphony, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Northern Sinfonia, Britten Sinfonia, Riga Kammermusika, St.. Petersburg Festival Orchestra, English Chamber, English Symphony, English Sinfonia, Ulster Orchestra, London Concert Orchestra, Manchester Camerata, National Orchestra of South Africa, Tasmania Symphony, West Australian Symphony and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras.Craig Ogden regularly appears as soloist and chamber musician at the major London venues including the Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Wigmore Hall and the Barbican. He has also performed at most of the main UK festivals and is the most sought after guitarist for chamber music in the UK performing with the Brodsky Quartet, Nash Ensemble, London Sinfonietta, tenors Mark Padmore, Ian Bostridge and John Mark Ainsley, Claire Bradshaw (mezzo-soprano), Paul Tanner (percussion), Gerard McChrystal (saxophone), Alison Stephens (mandolin) and Judith Hall (flute). Craig also frequently records for film and was featured on the British hit, Notting Hill. Ogden..s world premiere performances include a concerto written for him by Gerard Brophy (Australia) (with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra), Sun Trap (for solo guitar) by Jonathan Cole commissioned by the Britten Festival, The Hinchinbrook Riffs (for solo guitar and digital delay) by Nigel Westlake and an Alec Roth song cycle for the Chester Festival. He has also given UK premieres of guitar concertos by John Corigliano (USA) and Aaron Jay Kernis (USA).Future performances include concertos with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, City of London Sinfonia, Lund Symphony Orchestra (Sweden), Northern Chamber Orchestra and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, tours of Australia and South Africa, further recordings, live broadcasts for the BBC and a busy schedule of recitals throughout the UK and abroad. Ogden..s performances in celebration of the 2005 Tippett centenary included recitals at the Wigmore Hall, the Aldeburgh Festival and a BBC Radio 3 recital in Glasgow. The Independent on Sunday described Ogden..s Wigmore Hall ..Tippett Centenary.. performance as ..sublime...Craig Ogden is married to British opera singer Claire Bradshaw with whom he frequently appears in concert. The duo have toured Australia and South Africa and perform regularly in festivals, for music societies and on radio in the UK. Craig Ogden is Principal Lecturer in Guitar at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester.
Craig Ogden - Concerto Experience
Orchestras performed with as soloist include:
London Symphony Orchestra (Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez) London Philharmonic Orchestra (Tedesco Guitar Concerto Op.99 no.1 in D) Hall.. Orchestra (Rodrigo and Walton Five Bagatelles for guitar and orchestra) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (Malcolm Arnold Guitar Concerto & Rodrigo) BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez) Live performance broadcast on BBC Radio 3. Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez) Live performance broadcast on BBC Radio 3. English Chamber Orchestra (Vivaldi Concerto in D) City of London Sinfonia (Vivaldi Concerto in D) Manchester Camerata (Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez) Britten Sinfonia (Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez & Kernis Concerto for Guitar & Violin) BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Takemitsu Spectral Canticle) Live performance broadcast on BBC Radio 3. English Symphony Orchestra (Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez) West Australian Symphony Orchestra (Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez & Fantasia para une Gentilhombre) Tasmania Symphony Orchestra (Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez) Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez) National Symphony Orchestra of South Africa (Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez) Live performance broadcast on South African National Radio Manchester Concert Orchestra (Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez) Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez) East of England Orchestra (Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez) London Concert Orchestra (at the Barbican) (Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez) National Symphony Orchestra of South Africa (Rodrigo Fantasia para une Gentilhombre) Riga Kammermusikie (Sculthorpe Nourlangie) Ulster Orchestra (Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez) Northern Sinfonia (Walton, Arnold, Berkeley .. Chandos recording .. released November 2001) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez)Conductors performed with include: Mark Elder (Walton) Yan Pascal Tortelier (Rodrigo) Junichi Hirokami (Tedesco) Christopher Seaman (Arnold) Marin Alsop (Rodrigo) Nicholas Cleobury (Rodrigo, Takemitsu, Kernis) Tadaaki Otaka (Takemitsu) Diego Masson (Rodrigo) Richard Hickox (Walton, Arnold, Berkeley) William Boughton (Rodrigo) Massimo Zanetti (Rodrigo) Sachio Fujioka (Rodrigo) Richard Hickox (Walton, Arnold, Berkeley) Philip Ellis (Rodrigo) Brian Kay (Rodrigo) Charles Hazlewood (Rodrigo) Wyn Davies (Rodrigo) Nicholas Kok (Rodrigo) Vladimir Verbitsky (Rodrigo) Normunds _ne (Sculthorpe) Owain Arwel-Hughes (Rodrigo)..t; border="0" alt="Myspace Layouts byLayout Pimper" title="Myspace Layouts"