Fabien Gabel

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Fabien Gabel
Born (1975-09-10) 10 September 1975 (age 49)
Paris
NationalityFrench
OccupationConductor

Fabien Gabel (born 10 September 1975) is a French conductor.

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Biography

As a youth, Gabel began trumpet studies at age 6. He continued his music education at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, where he won a first prize in 1996, and at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe. His interest in conducting began in his mid-20's. [1] Gabel won the Donatella Flick Conducting Competition in November 2004, [2] and subsequently served as an assistant conductor with the London Symphony Orchestra as a result of this award.

Gabel was music director of the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec from 2012 to 2021. [3] Gabel served as music director of the Orchestre Français des Jeunes, initially for the period from 2017 to 2018, [1] and subsequently continuing through 2020. In 2019, Gabel first guest-conducted the Tonkünstler Orchestra. In June 2023, the Tonkünstler Orchestra announced the appointment of Gabel as its next principal conductor, effective with the 2025-2026 season, with an initial contract of four years. [4] [5]

Discography

Awards and honours

References

  1. 1 2 Amandine Vachez (2019-08-20). "Entretien avec Fabien Gabel, directeur musical de l'Orchestre français des jeunes". Lille Actu. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  2. ↑ Ben Mattison (2004-11-23). "Sabien [sic] Gabel Wins London's Donatella Flick Conducting Competition". Playbill. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  3. ↑ Caroline Rodgers (2019-05-17). "Fabien Gabel renouvelle son contrat avec l'OSQ pour la saison 2019-2020". Ludwig Van Montréal. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  4. ↑ "Fabien Gabel übernimmt 2025" (Press release). Tonkünstler Orchestra. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  5. ↑ "Neuer Chefdirigent des Tonkünstler-Orchesters" (Press release). KD Schmid. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  6. ↑ "Donatella Flick Conducting Competition | Winners" . Retrieved 2020-04-20.
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Preceded by Music Director, Orchestre Symphonique de Québec
2012–2021		Succeeded by
Preceded by Music Director, Orchestre Français des Jeunes
2017–2020		Succeeded by
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