Update
The week after this article was published, a spokesperson for John Eliot Gardiner announced that he had taken the decision to withdraw from all engagements until next year. Gardiner will be “focussing on his mental health while engaging in a course of counselling,” they said.
“I am taking a step back in order to get the specialist help I recognise that I have needed for some time,” Gardiner said, adding “I want to apologise to colleagues who have felt badly treated and anyone who may feel let down by my decision to take time out to address my issues.”
