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Ogdon

British  
/ ˈɒɡdən /

noun

  1. John ( Andrew Howard ). 1937–89, British pianist and composer

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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His attorney, listed in court records as Deputy Public Defender Drew Ogdon, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2024

Born in Accrington in northwest England on July 15, 1934, Mr. Birtwistle studied clarinet and composition at the Royal Manchester College of Music, where his contemporaries included composer Peter Maxwell Davies and pianist John Ogdon.

From Washington Post • Apr. 19, 2022

Sir Harrison, born in Accrington, Lancashire in 1934, studied composition and the clarinet at the Royal Manchester College of Music, where he met contemporaries including Peter Maxwell Davies, Alexander Goehr, John Ogdon and Elgar Howarth.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2022

Just before filing this piece, I played my dad's old LP of Ogdon and Lucas performing Mozart's sonata for two pianos in D major.

From The Guardian • Jan. 15, 2013

Following this bent, Ogdon has become one of the exponents of the current romantic revival.

From Time Magazine Archive

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