Australian- born guitarist CRAIG OGDEN is one of the most exciting artists of his generation. He has recorded for Chandos Records, Nimbus, Virgin Classics, Hyperion, Collins Classics and Sony and has performed concertos with orchestras including the London Symphony, London Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, Hallé, BBC Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Bournemouth Symphony and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras. His debut solo recording of contemporary British works received wide acclaim and a Grammy nomination. His six Chandos releases of concertos and recital discs have received sparkling reviews from journals including Gramaphone, BBC Music Magazine, Classic FM Magazine, American Record Guide, and newspapers including The Guardian, Times, The Daily Telegraph, Australian and the Scotsman.
Craig Ogden performs as soloist and chamber musician all over the world and often records for film: he was featured in the British hit, Notting Hill. His most recent collaboration is with American counter-tenor, David Daniels with whom Ogden performed at the prestigious Tanglewood Festival and the Lincoln Centre (New York) in Summer 2003. October 2003 saw Ogden make his Royal Albert Hall debut performing Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez in a Classic Fm Live concert. He is married to young British opera star Claire Bradshaw, and is also Senior Lecturer in Guitar at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester.
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