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John Eliot Gardiner

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English conductor

United KingdomMusiciansBorn 1943 · age 83
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Sir John Eliot Gardiner 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...

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Portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach, by Elias Gottlob Haussmann, which was in Gardiner's childhood homePortrait of Johann Sebastian Bach, by Elias Gottlob Haussmann, which was in Gardiner's childhood homeIn rehearsal, 2007In rehearsal, 2007

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Awards 14

2017honorary doctor of the Royal College of Music
2008Royal Academy of Music Bach Prize
2005Léonie Sonning Music Prize
2005Bach Medal
2001Robert Schumann Prize of the City of Zwickau
2001Handel Prize
1998Knight Bachelor
1995Echo Klassik - Conductor of the Year
1990Commander of the Order of the British Empire
1990Cross of Merit First Class of the Lower Saxony Order of Merit
1987honorary doctorate from University of Lyon-II
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

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Sir John Eliot Gardiner 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.

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United Kingdom
Category
Musicians
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Dates
Born 1943 · age 83
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