Background
GARDINER, John was born on April 20, 1943.
GARDINER, John was born on April 20, 1943.
Bryanston School, King"s College, Cambridge, King"s College, London and in Paris and Fontainebleau with Nadia Boulanger.
Founded English Baroque Soloists 1978. Guest Conductor of major European orchestras in Paris, Dresden, Leipzig, Brussels, Hamburg, Geneva. United States debut with Dallas Symphony Orchestra 1981.
San Francisco Symphony 1982, Carnegie Hall, New York 1988.
Principal Conductor Canadian Broadcasting Company Van. Orchestra 1981-1983; Music Director Lyon Opera 1983-1988, Chef fondateur since 1988.
Artistic Director Gottingen Handel Festival 1981-1990, Veneto Musica Festival since 1981.
Married Elizabeth 8. Wilcock in 1981.