French Conductor Fabien Gabel talks about Rêves (1915), other compositions of Florent Schmitt, and the future of French music in the concert hall.

June 10, 2016 · by Phillip Nones | in Ballet, Classical Music, Composers, French Composers, Instrumental Music | tagged Albert Roussel, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Charles Koechlin, Donatella Flick, Donatella Flick Conducting Competition, Elaine Schmidt, Ernest Chausson, Fabien Gabel, Florent Schmitt, Jean Cras, Orchestra Conductor, Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec, Prix de Rome, Reinhold Friedrich, Reves, Roger Delmotte, Schmitt, Soir de fete, Tragedie de Salome, WASO, West Australian Symphony Orchestra | Leave a comment

This month, the French conductor Fabien Gabel revealed his plans to lead the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra in a December 2016 performance of Florent Schmitt’s tone picture Rêves, Opus 65 (Dreams), composed just over a century ago. In subsequent discussions with the Maestro, I discovered how much he is doing to program French repertoire from the late […]