CRAIG OGDEN

Australian born guitarist CRAIG OGDEN is one of the most exciting artists of his generation. One of the UK’s most recorded guitarists, his recordings for Virgin/EMI, Chandos, Nimbus, Hyperion, Sony and Classic FM have received wide acclaim. Craig’s 6 Classic FM albums all shot straight to No. 1 in the UK classical charts and he is one of the station’s most played artists. He has performed concertos with all the leading orchestras, and regularly appears as soloist and chamber musician at major venues. Craig is currently Director of Guitar at the Royal Northern College of Music, Adjunct Fellow of the University of Western Australia, Associate Artist and Curator of Craig Ogden’s Big Guitar Weekend at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, Director of the Dean & Chadlington Summer Music Festival and Visiting Musician at Oriel College, Oxford University. 

Wedi ei eni yn Awstralia, mae CRAIG OGDEN yn un o artistiaid mwyaf cyffrous ei genhedlaeth. Wedi recordio cerddoriaeth gitâr nifer fawr o weithiau yn y DU, mae ei recordiadau i Virgin/EMI, Chandos, Nimbus, Hyperion, Sony a Classic FM wedi derbyn cymeradwyaeth fawr. Aeth bob un o 6 albwm Classic FM Craig i Rif. 1 yn siartiau clasurol y DU ac mae ei recordiadau yn cael eu chwarae ar y stesion yn aml dros ben. Mae wedi perfformio concertos gyda phob cerddorfa flaenllaw, ac mae’n aml yn ymddangos fel unawdydd neu gerddor siambr mewn neuaddau mawr. Mae Craig yn Gyfarwyddwr Gitâr yn y Royal Northern College of Music, yn Gymrawd Ychwanegol ym Mhrifysgol Gorllewin Awstralia, Artist Cysylltiol a Churadur Craig Ogden’s Big Guitar Weekend yn Neuadd Bridgewater, Manceinion, Cyfarwyddwr o’r Dean & Chadlington Summer Music Festival ac yn Gerddor Ymweld yng Ngholeg Oriel, Prifysgol Rhydychen.