Frederick Craig Riddle OBE (20 April 1912 – 5 February 1995) was a British violist.
He was considered to be in the line from Lionel Tertis and William Primrose, through to the violists of today such as Lawrence Power.
In 1953, he succeeded Harry Danks as principal violist of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
He made the first recording of William Walton's Viola Concerto, on 6 December 1937,[3] with the composer conducting.
[5] Although Walton conducted the work many times with leading soloists such as Tertis and William Primrose, the interpretation he liked above all others was Riddle's.