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English conductor

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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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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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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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