Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Born: 20th April 1943, Fontmell Magna, Dorset, UK
Nationality: British
The oustanding English conductor, John Eliot Gardiner, first took up the baton at the age of fifteen. As an undergraduate student at Cambridge University, he toured the Middle East conducting the Oxford and Cambridge Singers before founding the Monteverdi Choir in 1964. After graduating, he studied with Thurston Dart in London and with Nadia Boulanger in Paris.
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John Eliot Gardiner at 80
20th Apr 2023
A look back over the conductor's long and illustrious recording career - from Monteverdi operas and Bach cantatas to Romantic rediscoveries and more.
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Handel's Semele from John Eliot Gardiner
2nd Oct 2020
John Eliot Gardiner revisits Handel's tempestuous tale of gods and mortals, with show-stopping performances from Louise Alder, Hugo Hymas and Lucile Richardot.
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Maria João Pires (piano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2015, Editor's Choice
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London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Jennifer Johnston (Jocasta), Stuart Skelton (Oedipus), Gidon Saks (Creon) & Fanny Ardant (narrator) Gentlemen of the Monteverdi Choir & London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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New. Let's Dance
John Georgiadis, LSO String Ensemble, Roman Simovic (violin), Tim Hugh (cello), Gordan Nikolitch, Richard Williams (trumpet), James Mallinson, London Symphony Orchestra Brass, Eric Crees, Katia & Marielle Labèque, Chris Richards, London Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Yuri Ahronovitch, Sir Colin Davis, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Barry Wordsworth, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Sir Simon Rattle
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LSO Wind Ensemble, Andrew Marriner (clarinet), John Georgiadis, Tim Hugh (cello), Barry Tuckwell (horn), Richard Williams (trumpet), Richard Kaufman, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Antonio Pappano, Sir Simon Rattle, Gianandrea Noseda, Bernard Haitink, Yuri Ahronovitch, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Sir Charles Mackerras, Barry Wordsworth, Valéry Gergiev, Marin Alsop
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