John E. Gardiner
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On January 1, 2014, Sir John Eliot Gardiner will become President of the Bach Archive Foundation in Leipzig. The function of Foundation president is a newly created one, aimed at underscoring the internationally leading role of the Bach Archive and developing it further. The Foundation’s press release says: « Gardiner’s profound academic knowledge of the life and work of Bach make him predestined for the function of Foundation president and by extension an internationally respected ambassador of Bach research in Leipzig. » Read More →