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

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. Gabel won the Donatella Flick Conducting Competition in November 2004, and subsequently served as an assistant conductor with the

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as a result of this award. Gabel was music director of the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec from 2012 to 2021. Gabel served as music director of the Orchestre Français des Jeunes, initially for the period from 2017 to 2018, and subsequently continuing through 2021.

Discography

* "Ne Me Refuse Pas" with Marie-Nicole Lemieux and the

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( Naïve) * Oeuvres de Lucien Guerinel with the

* Saint-Saëns,

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, works for cello and orchestra:

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and the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec (Analekta) *

and

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with Natasha Paremski and The Royal Philharmonic * Saint-Saëns: piano concertos n°2 & n°5, Louis Schwizgebel-Wang, piano, BBC Symphony Orchestra, cond.

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& Fabien Gabel; label Aparté 2015

Awards and honours

* 1st prize for Trumpet at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris (1996) * Winner of the Donatella Flick Conducting Competition (2004) * The 'Académie Charles Cros' award 2011 (Naïve recording)

References

External links

Official website of Fabien Gabel

KD Schmid agency English-language page on Fabien Gabel

Opus 3 Artists agency page on Fabien Gabel
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gabel, Fabien French male conductors (music) 1975 births Musicians from Paris Living people 21st-century French conductors (music) 21st-century French male musicians