Sir John Eliot Gardiner at Rehearsal

Sir John Eliot Gardiner CBE (born April 20, 1943, Fontmell Magna, Dorset, England) is an English conductor. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fontmell Magna is a village in north Dorset, England, situated in the Blackmore Vale under Cranborne Chase on the A350 road five Dorset ( (or archaically, Dorsetshire) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Conducting is the act of directing a Musical performance by way of visible gestures He founded the Monteverdi Choir (1966), the English Baroque Soloists (1978) and the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (1990). The Monteverdi Choir was founded in 1964 by Sir John Eliot Gardiner for a performance of the Monteverdi Vespers (1610 in King's College The English Baroque Soloists is a chamber orchestra playing on period instruments, formed in 1978 by English conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner The Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, founded in 1990 by John Eliot Gardiner, performs Classical and Romantic music using the principles Gardiner has recorded over 250 albums with these and other musical ensembles, most of which have been published by Deutsche Grammophon and Philips Classics. A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. Deutsche Grammophon is a German classical Record label. The company has long been known for its high standards of audio fidelity. Philips Classics Records was started in the eighties as the new classics Record label for Philips Records. ^[1] John Eliot Gardiner is most famous for his interpretations of Baroque music on period instruments with the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists. Baroque art redirects here Please disambiguate such links to Baroque painting, Baroque sculpture, etc The historically informed performance, period performance, or authentic performance movement is an approach by musicians and scholars to research and perform works His repertoire and discography are not limited to Early music. Early music is commonly defined as European classical music from the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Baroque. With the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique Gardiner has performed a wide range of Classical and Romantic music, including many works of Hector Berlioz and all of Beethoven's symphonies. The dates of the Classical period in Western music are generally accepted as 1750 to 1810 Romanticism is a complex artistic literary and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Western Europe, and gained strength during the Ludwig van Beethoven ( English ˈlʊdvɪg væn ˈbeɪtoʊvən, 16 December 1770 &ndash 26 March 1827 was a German Composer and Pianist. A recording of the third symphony of the latter was used in a dramatisation by the BBC of Beethoven's writing of that symphony. The Symphony No 3 in E flat major ( Op 55 by Ludwig van Beethoven (known as the Eroica which is Italian for "heroic" Story dramatization is a process in which participants are invited to act out a story that their leader has shared with them ^[2] Gardiner has served as chief conductor of the North German Radio Symphony Orchestra and has appeared as guest conductor of some of the most famous orchestras including the Philharmonia, Boston, Cleveland, Royal Concertgebouw and Vienna Philharmonic orchestras. The North German Radio Symphony Orchestra (NDR Symphony Orchestra German Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks) is the most prestigious orchestra in the city of An orchestra is an instrumental ensemble, usually fairly large with string brass woodwind sections and possibly a percussion section as well The Philharmonia is an Orchestra based in London. Since 1995 it has been based in the Royal Festival Hall. The Boston Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based at Symphony Hall in Boston Massachusetts, USA The Cleveland Orchestra, located in Cleveland, Ohio is one of the major symphony Orchestras in the United States. The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (In Dutch: Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest) is the best-known and most respected Symphony orchestra of the The Vienna Philharmonic (in German: die Wiener Philharmoniker) is an Orchestra in Austria, regularly considered one of the finest in the

Career

John Eliot Gardiner first took up the baton at the age of fifteen. For other uses see Baton. BATON is a Type 1 Block cipher, used by the United States government to secure all As an undergraduate at King's College, Cambridge he studied history and Arabic. King's College Cambridge is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language He toured the Middle East conducting the Oxford and Cambridge singers. The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. Oxford is currently bidding for the 2010 Wikimania Conference Oxford () is a city, and the County town of Oxfordshire, The city of Cambridge (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England During his time in Cambridge he founded, in 1964, his first musical ensemble, the Monteverdi Choir. With the Monteverdi Choir he made his conducting debut at the Wigmore Hall in London in 1966. Wigmore Hall is a leading international recital venue that specialises in hosting performances of Chamber music and is best known for classical recitals of piano song and instrumental To complement the Monteverdi Choir he formed the Monteverdi Orchestra in 1968, who played on modern instruments, but after changing to period instruments in 1977 they became known as the English Baroque Soloists. The English Baroque Soloists is a chamber orchestra playing on period instruments, formed in 1978 by English conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner After graduating from King's College, Cambridge, he studied at King's College London with Thurston Dart and with the influential French music professor Nadia Boulanger. King's College London is a British Higher education institution and co-founding constituent college of the federal University of London. Robert Thurston Dart ( 3 September 1921 &ndash 6 March 1971) was an eminent British musicologist, conductor and keyboard Nadia Boulanger (September 16 1887 &ndash October 22 1979 was an influential French Composer, conductor, and Music professor

In 1969 Gardiner made his debut on the opera stage with a performance of Mozart's the Die Zauberflöte at the English National Opera. The Magic Flute (German Die Zauberflöte, K 620 is an Opera in two acts composed in 1791 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart English National Opera (ENO is the national opera company of England, and one of two opera companies in London, along with the Royal Opera at Covent Four years later, in 1973, he first appeared at Covent Garden conducting Gluck's Iphigénie en Tauride. WikipediaWikiProject Opera --> The Royal Opera House is an Opera house and major performing Iphigénie en Tauride ( Iphigeneia in Tauris) is an Opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck in four acts In 1977 he transformed the Monteverdi Orchestra to the English Baroque Soloists; they made their debut with him in that year's Innsbruck Festival of Early Music, performing Händel's Acis and Galatea on period instruments. Innsbruck is the capital city of the federal state of Tyrol in western Austria. His American debut came in 1979 when he conducted the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. The Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO is an American Orchestra. It performs its concerts in the Meyerson Symphony Center in the Arts District of Shortly thereafter he was the lead conductor of Canada's CBC Vancouver Orchestra. The CBC Radio Orchestra is the Orchestra of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and is based in Vancouver. He held this post from 1980 to 1983. ^[3]

After his period with the CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Gardiner went to France. From 1983 to 1988 he was Music Director of the Opéra National de Lyon. Opéra National de Lyon is an opera company in Lyon, France which performs in the Nouvel Opéra, a modernized version in 1993 of the original During his period with the Opéra he founded an entirely new orchestra. ^[4]During his time with the Opéra National de Lyon Gardiner was also Artistic Director of the Göttingen Handel Festival (1981 until 1990). Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 ^[5] In 1989 the Monteverdi Choir had its 25th anniversary, touring the world giving performances of Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine 1610. Vespro della Beata Vergine 1610 ( SV 206 and 206a Vespers for the Blessed Virgin 1610 or simply the Vespers of 1610, as it is commonly called In 1990, Gardiner formed a new period-instrument orchestra, the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, to perform music of the 19th century. From 1991 until 1994 he was principal conductor of the North German Radio Symphony Orchestra. The North German Radio Symphony Orchestra (NDR Symphony Orchestra German Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks) is the most prestigious orchestra in the city of

In the 1990s he undertook more world tours with his ensembles, including:

• A European tour in 1993 with the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique featured Berlioz's rediscovered Messe solennelle. Beginning in Bremen, Germany the tour ended with a recorded performance in Westminster Cathedral, London 1993. Bremen (ˈbʁeːmən is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany (official name Stadtgemeinde Bremen / City Municipality of Bremen Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Westminster Cathedral in London, England, is the Mother church of the Roman Catholic community in England and Wales and the Metropolitan London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. ^[6][7]
• In 2000, Gardiner set out on his Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, performing, over a 52-week period, all of Bach's sacred cantatas in churches around Europe and the United States. ^[8]
• In late 2004, Gardiner toured Spain with the Monteverdi Choir performing pieces from the Codex Compostelanus in cathedrals and churches along the Camino de Santiago. The Way of St James or St James' Way ( Galician O camiño de Santiago, Spanish name El Camino de Santiago) ^[9]

Honours and awards

Gardiner has received a variety of honours and awards. ^[10] In particular:

• Honorary doctorate from the University of Lyon, 1987^[11]
• Commander in the Order of the British Empire, 1990 New Year Honours^[12]
• Honorary Fellow of King's College and the Royal Academy of Music, 1992^[13]
• Grammy, Best Choral Performance, 1994^[14]
• Knight Bachelor, 1998^[15]
• Grammy, Best Opera Recording, 1999^[16]
• Doctorate Honoris Causa in Musicology at the University of Cremona (birthplace of Claudio Monteverdi) , 2006 ^[17]

Family

Gardiner was married to violinist Elizabeth Wilcock from 1981 to 1997; they have three daughters. An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa ( Latin: 'for the sake of the honour' is an Academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding The University of Lyon ( Université de Lyon) located in Lyon, France, is a center for higher education and research comprising 16 institutions of higher Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The British honours system is a means of rewarding individuals' personal bravery achievement or service to the United Kingdom. King's College London is a British Higher education institution and co-founding constituent college of the federal University of London. The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a well known conservatoire and one of the leading music institutions in the world Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Cremonese redirects here For the football team see US Cremonese Cremona is a City in northern Italy, situated Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. In 2001 he married Isabella de Sabata, granddaughter of conductor Victor de Sabata. Victor de Sabata ( April 10, 1892 - December 11, 1967) was an Italian conductor and Composer. ^[18] In his spare time, Gardiner runs an organic farm in North Dorset, which was set up by his great uncle, composer Henry Balfour Gardiner. Organic farming is a form of agriculture that relies on Crop rotation, Green manure, Compost, Biological pest control, and mechanical Cultivation Dorset ( (or archaically, Dorsetshire) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast Henry Balfour Gardiner (7 November 1877 – 28 June 1950 was an English musician composer and teacher

References

Media

Sir Gardiner directs J.S.Bach BWV 248. Video on youtube

External links

• Monteverdi Productions
• Concordance covering all Bach's vocal works recorded by John Eliot Gardiner
• musicOMH.com: Interview with John Eliot Gardiner
• Goldberg Magazine: Interview with John Eliot Gardiner