French conductor Fabien Gabel talks about Florent Schmitt’s Ronde burlesque (1927) … and why he champions the music of this composer around the world.

June 1, 2017 · by Phillip Nones | in Ballet, Classical Music, Composers, French Composers | tagged Alain Margoni, Albert Roussel, Antoine et Cleopatre, Cleveland Orchestra, Debussy, Fabien Gabel, Jacques Ibert, Jolivet, La Tragedie de Salome, Le Palais Hante, Mahler, Milwaukee Symphony, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre Francais des Jeunes, Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec, OSQ, Paul Paray, Psaume XLVII, Ravel, Reinhold Friedrich, Reves, Ronde burlesque, Shostakovich, Tomasi, Vincent d'Indy | 1 Comment

Fabien Gabel is one of France’s leading conductors of the younger generation, with an international career. He has been music director of the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec since 2012, and this year was also named music director of the Orchestre Français des Jeunes, succeeding David Zinman. In addition, he guest-conducts regularly in the United States and major […]

International trumpet soloist and pedagogue Reinhold Friedrich talks about the release of his new recording L’Amour française – ten French compositions including the Suite en trois parties by Florent Schmitt (1955).

March 1, 2017 · by Phillip Nones | in Chamber Music, Classical Music, Composers, French Composers, Instrumental Music | tagged ARS Produktion, Belle Epoque, Christian Jost, Classical Trumpet, Duo Friedrich, Eriko Takezawa, Florent Schmitt, HK Gruber, L'Amour Francaise, L'Eventail de Jeanne, Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Philip Jones Trumpet Competition, Reinhold Friedrich, Riccardo Chailly, Schmitt, Suite en trois parties | Leave a comment

In March 2017, the German ARS Produktion label will release a new recording consisting of works for trumpet and piano created by ten Francophone composers, featuring the esteemed international soloist and pedagogue Reinhold Friedrich. Titled L’Amour française, the recording is particularly noteworthy in that much of the repertoire is relatively unfamiliar – even to trumpet […]

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 […]