Edward Gardner
Born: 22nd November 1974, Gloucester
Nationality: British
Edward Gardner is an English conductor. While still studying at the Royal Academy of Music in the late 1990s, he began his professional career as a choral conductor and repetiteur. Among other early posts, he was music director of Glyndebourne on Tour from 2004 to 2007. Gardner was music director of English National Opera from 2007 to 2015. From 2010 to 2016, he was principal guest conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and since 2013, he has been principal guest conductor of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra.
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The Choral - Reflections on Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius
12th Nov 2025
As Alan Bennett and Nicholas Hytner's film about a Yorkshire choral society performing Elgar's masterpiece during World War One hits UK cinemas, artists including Edward Gardner, Roderick Williams and opera director Stephen Langridge unpack what makes the piece so special for them...
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Edward Gardner on the LPO, Tippett, and Britten
17th Jun 2025
The British conductor talks about his memories of conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra for the very first time, why he chose an opera by Tippett for his first concert as their Principal Conductor back in 2021, and his new album of works by Benjamin Britten.
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Lise Davidsen (soprano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner
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Special offer. Britten: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra
Paul Watkins (cello), Robert Murray (tenor) BBC Philharmonic, Edward Gardner
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2011, Disc of the month
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Building A Library, June 2022, Recommended Recording
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Special offer. Britten: Peter Grimes
Stuart Skelton (Grimes), Erin Wall (Ellen), Roderick Williams (Balstrode), Susan Bickley (Auntie), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (Mrs Sedley), Robert Murray (Bob Boles), James Gilchrist (Horace Adams), Marcus Farnsworth (Ned Keene) Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2020, Recording of the Month
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Presto Editor's Choice, September 2020
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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Opera, November 2020, Disc of the Month
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The Times Records of the Year, 2020
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Winner - Opera
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Recording of the Year
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Edward Gardner Conducts Strauss: An Alpine Symphony - Metamorphosen
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner
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Lise Davidsen (soprano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner
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New. Processional Classics from Chandos
Louis Lortie (piano), Locke Brass Consort, James Stobart, Ragnhild Hemsing, Melina Mandozzi, Ulster Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Collegium Musicum 90, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Ferio Saxophone Quartet, BBC Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier, Edward Gardner, Alpesh Chauhan, Neeme Järvi, Simon Standage, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Vassily Sinaisky
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Coming soon. Hope in Shadow
Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner
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Coming soon. Hope in Shadow
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner
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Coming soon. Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin Suite and The Wooden Prince
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner
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