Craig Ogden
Biography
Australian born guitarist Craig Ogden is one of the world’s finest classical guitarists. His debut solo album for Classic FM, 'The Guitarist' went straight to Number 1 in the classical charts. His brand new album 'Summertime' is out now.
Craig Ogden studied guitar from the age of seven and percussion from the age of thirteen and in 2004 he was honoured by the Royal Northern College of Music with a Fellowship in recognition of his achievements. He is the youngest instrumentalist to have received this award from the RNCM.
He regularly appears as soloist and chamber musician at the major London venues including the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Wigmore Hall and the Barbican and collaborates regularly with many of the UK's top artists and ensembles.
Craig Ogden is Principal Lecturer in Guitar at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester.
Music
Ogden's recordings for Virgin/EMI, Chandos, Nimbus, Hyperion 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.
He has performed concertos with all of the main UK orchestras including the London Symphony, BBC Symphony, Royal Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Philharmonia, Hallé, BBC Philharmonic, CBSO, RLPO and BBC NOW, and also in Russia, Sweden, South Africa, the USA, Latvia, and Australia. 
Summertime features soothing guitar favourites and film themes as never heard before, plus fantastic new arrangements of music from Mozart, Faure and Satie. 'Summertime' is the ultimate collection of relaxing guitar music to escape and unwind to.
Find out more about Summertime, and listen to tracks here
Summertime is out now. Order your copy now from any of the retailers below:
Order from Amazon
Order from HMV
Order from Play
Download from iTunes
Watch the video below to go behind the scenes with Craig at the recording of Summertime.
And here see Craig in a lighthearted video of out-takes!
Latest news
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World premiere of Craig Ogden’s new albumClassic FM will be playing the first fruits of guitarist Craig Ogden’s brand new album Summertime tomorrow.
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Craig Ogden appears on QVCThe number one classical guitarist appears on the shopping channel. Watch his performance here.
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Craig Ogden reveals plans for next albumCraig Ogden has been at number one in the Charts for a month, and he’s already thinking about his next album.
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Chart number 1 Craig Ogden loses guitarGuitarist Craig Ogden left his precious instrument in the back of a London cab on Monday.
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Craig Ogden knocks André Rieu from No.1After 27 consecutive weeks at number one, André Rieu has been overthrown by Craig Ogden and his album The Guitarist.
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