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John Eliot Gardiner is a British conductor, choir director, music director, and composer born in Fontmell Magna, Dorset, England, in 1943. He began his professional work in 1964 and specializes in classical music, particularly Baroque and Romantic genres. Gardiner has worked in England and participated in the Athens Epidaurus Festival. He speaks English and French.
He studied under Nadia Boulanger and was educated at King's College, King's College London, and Bryanston School. Gardiner is a Knight Bachelor, having been knighted in 1998. He has received the Knight of the Legion of Honour, the Commander of the Order of the British Empire, and the Robert Schumann Prize of the City of Zwickau. He has recorded for Deutsche Grammophon. His relatives include Alan Gardiner, Margaret Gardiner, and Martin Bernal.
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Sound · Fontmell Magna, Dorset , England
Knighted in 1998.
Known for
- John Eliot Gardiner Conducts Chabrier, Stravinsky and Debussy With Isabelle Faust2021
- The Marriage of Figaro - ROH — Self - Conductor2019
- Semele — Conductor2019
- Music, War and Revolution — Self2018
- J.S. Bach Christmas Oratorio — Conductor2014
- J. S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium Sir John Eliot Gardiner — conductor2014
- Mendelssohn: Symphony No 3 'Scottish' — Self - Conductor2014
- Bach: A Passionate Life — Himself2013
- Rigoletto — Conductor2012
- Berlioz: Les Troyens — Conductor2003
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1943
Discography
- Claudio Monteverdi1990
- Handel Concerti Grossi Op. 3 English Baroque Soloists1993
- Hallelujah: Handel Choruses1997
- Once as I Remember...1998
- Handel: Israel In Egypt/ Jephtha/ Saul/ Solomon2005
- Pilgrimage to Santiago2006
- Purcell2007
- The John Eliot Gardiner Collection2013
- Complete Recordings on Archiv Produktion and Deutsche Grammophon2021
- The Complete Recordings on Erato2023
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1943-04-20 ) 20 April 1943 (age 83) , Fontmell Magna , Dorset, England
- Education
- Bryanston School
- Alma mater
- King's College, Cambridge , King's College London
- Occupation
- Conductor of classical music
- Years active
- 1964–Present
- Spouses
- Elizabeth Wilcock ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1981 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1997 ) Isabella de Sabata ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2001 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2019 )
- Children
- 3, including Francesca Gardiner
- Father
- Rolf Gardiner
- Relatives
- Alan Gardiner (grandfather), Margaret Gardiner (aunt), Martin Bernal (cousin), Howard Hodgkin (cousin)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Gardiner
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Fontmell Magna
- Occupation
- composer
- Educated at
- Bryanston School
- Languages spoken
- French
- Participant in
- Athens Epidaurus Festival
- Noble title
- Knight Bachelor
- Student of
- Nadia Boulanger
- Field of work
- Classical period
- Genre
- classical music
- Record label
- Deutsche Grammophon
- Image
- John Eliot Gardiner at rehearsal in Wroclaw, PL (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- England
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- John Eliot Gardiner
- date of birth
- 1943-04-20
- birth name
- John Eliot Gardiner
- start of work period
- 1964-00-00
- relative
- H. Balfour Gardiner
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (born 20 April 1943) is an English conductor, particularly known for his performances of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, especially the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage of 2000, performing Bach's church cantatas in liturgical order in churches all over Europe, and New York City with the Monteverdi Choir, and recording them at the locations. He is the author of Music in the Castle of Heaven: A Portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach and presenter of the documentary Bach: A Passionate Life.
Life and career
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