Last night (2 July 2015) Edward Gardner conducted the final performance of Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades – his final performance as Music Director of ENO.

At the curtain call he was joined onstage by the full ENO Orchestra and chorus, who he has lead for the past eight and a half seasons. A presentation was made onstage by Artistic Director, John Berry.

During his tenure, Gardner has conducted some 37 productions. He will return to ENO in 2015/16 season as a guest conductor to conduct the new production of Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde, directed by Daniel Kramer and designed by Anish Kapoor.

He will be succeeded by Mark Wigglesworth who joins ENO for the 2015/16 season.