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Management for Europe, Asia and Australasia with Askonas Holt

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About Fabien

Chief Conductor Designate: Tonkünstler-Orchester (2024-25) Chief Conductor: Tonkünstler-Orchester (from 2025-26)

Fabien Gabel is Chief Conductor of the Tonkünstler-Orchester, starting from the 2025/2026 season. He has established an international career of the highest calibre, appearing with orchestras such as Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestre National de France, London Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, The Cleveland Orchestra, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Seoul Philharmonic and Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

Praised for his dynamic style and sensitive approach to the score, he is best known for his eclectic choice of repertoire, ranging from core symphonic works to new music to championing lesser-known composers of the 19th and the 20th century.

The 2024/2025 season includes Gabel’s return to Chicago Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Indianapolis Symphony, Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Utah Symphony, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Melbourne Symphony, and others. He debuts with the Tongyeong International Music Festival in South Korea, and leads concerts with Tonkünstler-Orchester in Vienna, St. Pölten, and Grafenegg.

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Management for Europe, Asia and Australasia with Askonas Holt

Partner manager:
US: Opus 3 Artists, Tom Cunningham

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Season Highlights

Jan 2025
Malmo Live Konzerthus
Martinsson: Trumpet Concerto No.1 "Bridge", Op. 47 Mahler: Symphony No.1 in D major "Titan" Håkan Hardenberger, trumpet Malmö SymfoniOrkester
Jan 2025
Stadtcasino Basel
Debussy: Prélude à l´après-midi d´un faune Saint-Saëns: Symphonie No. 3 in C minor "Organ Symphony", Op. 78 Dieter Ammann: Concerto for viola and orchestra (2025), world premiere Christian Schmitt, organ Nils Mönkemeyer, viola Sinfonieorchester Basel
Feb 2025
Bozar & Namur Concert Hall
Messiaen: Les Offrandes oubliées Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major Ravel: Piano Concerto in D major for Left Hand Debussy: La Mer Alexandre Tharaud, piano Orchestre National de Belgique

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  • City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Symphony Hall
    • In the Mozart, Gabel struck a clear balance between playful, grandiose and elegant, swinging wildly through the assorted stylistic volte-faces that make up this strange but irresistible music. This was especially effective in the central Passepied, with tilting light and shade as its tonality shifted between major and minor.