Jean-Pierre Gabriël
Jean-Pierre is a versatile musician. Both classical music as well as light music appeal to him very much. He likes to think out of the box and is always looking for connections between musicians and musical styles.
It gives him great satisfaction to inspire and encourage musicians using his enthusiasm, creativity and sense of humor.
Biography
Jean-Pierre Gabriel (1972) has a Master’s degree in orchestral conducting. He studied at the Fontys Conservatory in Tilburg, the Netherlands. His teachers were Arjan Tien and Roberto Benzi. At the Royal Conservatory in The Hague he completed the Master’s degree with honor in music recording. Piano and trumpet, were his instruments.
Jean-Pierre is conductor of the Dordrecht Philharmonic, the Kennemer Consort from Heemstede and the Ridderkerk Symphony Orchestra.
As a guest conductor he conducted The Cathedral Brass, the North Netherlands Orchestra, the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, the Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy, Ensemble Soloists of the Residentie Orkest and made his operatic debut in the Opera Macbeth. He was guest conductor with Harmonie Prinses Irene from Huizen and with the Regional Concert Orchestra Wilskracht Amersfoort.
Verder heeft hij tournees gedirigeerd in China, Spanje, Duitsland, Frankrijk, Oostenrijk, Slowakije, Polen en Hongarije.
Furthermore, he followed multiple international master classes, for example at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester.
Conductor
and so much more
Music producer
After finishing the cum laude Master’s degree in music registration at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, The Netherlands, Jean-Pierre worked for the Dutch Public Broadcaster (NPO) Radio 4. He recorded many different performances in all the greatest concert halls in the Netherlands. He recorded all possible settings. From music originated from the 12th century to contemporary music. He used to make 150-200 recordings per year.
Furthermore, he recorded multiple, award-winning CD’s for different labels, orchestras and ensembles. The goal is always the same; to show the vision of the musician to the audience.
He developed new techniques for creating surround sound recordings.
He has also been connected to the Royal Conservatory and Sound Seminar as a (guest)teacher.
Muziekteacher
Jean-Pierre is involved in Music Education Wijdemeren and teaches grades 5 and 6 at primary schools. A first introduction to music and a musical instrument. He teaches trumpet and piano. He teaches trumpet at Globe Center for Art and Culture in Hilversum.
Radio Producer
He was a radio producer for the Dutch Public Radio 4. Making sure that the rich Dutch music scene was presented at the highest possible level to the listeners.
Not only in the Amsterdam, but throughout the whole country. Concerts of festivals, soloists, chamber music, ensembles, choirs and orchestras. Preferably live on Radio 4. This all had to be organized in a most efficient way to make sure the tax money is used most effectively.
Counselor
Jean-Pierre also did a course in Advanced Acoustics in Antwerp, Belgium, multiple training sessions at the Media-Academy and the Bachelor Electronics at Rens & Rens in Hilversum, the Netherlands.
He designed and build multiple recording studio’s.
Jean-Pierre was a member of the Committee ‘Music and Musical Theater’ of the Amsterdam Art Counsel.
Repertoire
Orchestra
John Adams – A short ride in a fast machine
H Andriessen – Kuhnau variations
H Andriessen – Ricercare
J Andriessen – Respiration suite
JBB Bach – Overture
JS Bach – 2e Brandenburg Concerto, Ricercare from das Musikalisches Opfer
JS Bach – Violin concerto, Orchestral Suite
Barber – Adagio for strings
Bartok – Concerto for Orchestra
Beethoven – Overture Coriolan
Beethoven – Overture Egmont
Beethoven – parts from Prometheus
Beethoven – Symphony nr 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9
Beethoven – Piano Concerto no. 5
Berlioz – Symphony Fantastique
Bernstein – Overture Candide, Suite Candide
Bernstein – parts from West Side Story
Bernstein – Slava!
Bizet – Symphony in C
Boïeldieu – Ouverture Le Calife de Bagdad
WF Bon – Eriks wonderbaarlijke reis
Brahms – Symphony no. 1, 2, 4
Brahms – Variations on a theme of Haydn
Brahms – Tragic Overture
Brixi – Concerto no.2 for Organ and String orchestra
Bruch – Kol Nidrei, Violin Concerto
Copland – El Salon Mexico
Copland – Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo
Debussy – Prelude a l’après-midi d’une faune
Debussy – Children’s Corner
Debussy – Premiere Rapsodie
Debussy – La Mer
Dvorak – Symphony no. 7, 9
Dukas – L’Apprenti Sorcier
Elgar – Serenade for Strings, Cello Concerto, Enigma Variations
Fauré – Pelleas et Mélisande
Fauré – Suite Masque et Bergamasque
Franck – Symphony in d
Gershwin – American in Paris
Gershwin – Cuban Overture
Glazunov – Stenka Razin
Gulda – Cello Concerto
Grieg – Norwegian Dances op.35
Händel – parts from Watermusic
Haydn – Trumpet Concerto
Haydn – Symphony no. 99, 104
Haydn – Cello Concerto in D
Haydn – Divertimento for piano en strings
Honegger – Pastorale d’été
Hummel – Trumpet Concerto in E flat
Jolivet – Suite en Concert
Katchaturian – Sabre Dance
De Klerk – Concerto for Organ and String orchestra
Loevendie – De Nachtegaal
Mahler – Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Mahler – Symphony no. 1, 2 Banda, 5
Mendelssohn – Symphony no. 4 ‘Italian’
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto
Mendelssohn – Notturno for Winds
Mozart – Symphony no. 29, 38, 39
Mozart – Piano Concerto in A, KV488
Mozart – Violin Concerto KV 218
Mozart – Divertimento
Mozart – Ouverture La Clemenza di Tito
Mussorgsky – Songs and dances of death
Piazzolla – Oblivion
Pfitzner – Kleine Sinfonie
Pfitzner – Elegie und Reigen
Prokofiev – Symphony no. 1, 5
Prokofiev – Summer Day
Prokofiev – parts from Romeo en Julia
Ravel – Pavane pour une infant défunte
Ravel – Ma mere l’oye
Ravel – Rapsodie Espagnol
Ravel – Valses Nobles et Sentimental
Reinecke – Ballade for flute and orchestra
Rimsky Korsakov – Sheherazade
Rossini – Ouverture l’Italiana in Algeri
Saint-Saëns – Violin Concerto no. 3
Sibelius – Symphony no. 1, 2
Sibelius – Violin Concerto
Sibelius – Finlandia
Shostakovich – Balletsuite no.4
Shostakovich – Symphony nr. 5, 10
Schubert – Symphony no. 5, 9
Schumann – Symphony no. 3 ‘Rheinische’
Smetana – Ouverture Verkaufte Braud
Smetana – Ouverture Hubicka (Der Kuss)
Strauss – Horn Concerto no.1
Strauss – Don Juan
Stravinsky – Suite Firebird (1919)
Stravinsky – Petrouchka (1947)
Stravinsky – L’Histoire du Soldat
Tartini – Trumpet Concerto
Tchaikovsky – Symphony no. 4, 5, 6
Verdi – Overture La Forza del Destino
Wagner – Siegfried Idylle
Weber – ouverture Oberon
Weber – ouverture Euryanthe
Weill – Kleine Dreigroschenmusik
John Williams – Suite from Star Wars
John Williams – Raiders of the lost Ark
Choir/Orchestra
Brahms – Deutsches Requiem, Schicksalslied
Haydn – Die Schöpfung
Schubert – Messe in G
Verdi – Requiem
Opera
Mascagni – Cavalleria Rusticana
Mozart – Le Nozze di Figaro
Mozart – Die Zauberflöte
Verdi – Macbeth
Verdi – from Don Carlos: Per me giunto
Gounod – from Faust: Avant de quitter ces lieux
Puccini – from Turandot: Nessun Dorma
Ensemble
Bernstein – Fanfare
Copland – Fanfare for the Common Man
Gabrieli – ‘Sonate pian en forte’ from Sacrae symphoniae
Gershwin – ‘Banjo Song’ from Porgy and Bess
Grieg – Funeral March
Gounod – Petite Symphonie
Gounod – ‘Avant de quitter ces lieux’ uit Faust
Jolivet – Suite en Concert
Loevendie – De Nachtegaal
Parker – A Londoner in New York
Porter – Begin the beguine
Strawinsky – L’Histoire du Soldat
Tomasi – Fanfare Liturgique pour ensemble de cuivres
Verdi – ‘Per me giunto’ uit Don Carlos
Weill – Kleine Dreigroschenmusik
Symphonic Wind Band
John Adams – A short ride in a fast machine
John Adams – Lollapalooza
Maxime Aulio – Gulliver’s Reizen
Hendrik Andriessen – Ricercare
Louis Armstrong – Satchmo
JS Bach – Fuga
Klaus Badelt – Pirates of the Caribbean
Samuel Barber – Adagio
James Barnes – Symphonic Overture
James Barnes – Impressions of Japan
James Barnes – Danza Sinfonica
John Barry – Dances with Wolves
Count Basie – Basie!
Richard Rodney Bennet – Reflections of a 16th Century Tune
Leonard Bernstein – West Side Story
Leonard Bernstein – Slava!
Leonard Bernstein – Overture to Candide
Leonard Bernstein – Candide Suite
Blackmore – Deep Purple Medley
Blanken – The Mayor Blues
Johannes Brahms – Hongarian Dance no. 5, 6
Bricusse – Feeling Good
Dave Brubeck – Blue Rondo a la Turque
Dirk Brossé – Kuifje
Chick Corea – Spain
James Curnow – Fanfare and Flourishes
Duke Ellington – Ellington medley, Caravan
The Best of Earth, Wind and Fire
Edward Elgar – Chanson de Matin, Enigma variations
Ferrer Ferran – Consuelo Ciscar
Michael Flatley – Lord of the Dance
Frank Sinatra Hits medley
Errol Garner – Misty
Peter Gay – Fairy Street Samba
Gershwin Medley
George Gershwin – Porgy and Bess
George Gershwin – Cuban Overture
Ghiacchino – The Incredibles
Adam Gorb – Yiddish Dances
Adam Gorb – Awayday
Peter Graham – Windows of the World
Percy Grainger – Lincolnshire Posy
George Frederick Händel – Water Music Suite
Henry VIII – Pastime with good company
Toon Hermans – Carnaval Festival
Kenneth Hesketh – Danceries
Gustav Holst – Hammersmith
James Horner – The mask of Zorro
Hubay – Hejre Kati
Jobim Gimber -The girl from Ipanema
Quincy Jones – Soul Bossanova
Aram Katchaturian – Sabeldans, The Valencian Widow
Kunze / Levay – Elisabeth
Ernest Lecuona – Malagueña
Mai la Banda – Mahalageasca
Henri Mancini – The Pink Panther
Chuck Mangione – Children of Sanchez
Arthuro Marquez – Danzon no.2, Conga
Marquino – España cani
McCoy – African Symphony
Stephen McNeff – Image in Stone
Johan de Meij – Quintessenza
Johan de Meij – Hobbits
Johan de Meij – Lord of the Rings
Johan de Meij – The Wind in the Willows
Alan Menken – Hercules
Alan Menken – Under the Sea
Hardy Mertens – Singapore Experience
Hardy Mertens – Fiefoerniek
John Miles – Music
Darius Milhaud – Suite Française
Modest Moessorgski – from Pictures at an Exhibition: The Old Castle, Baba Yaga, The gate of Kiev
Ennio Morricone – Moments for Morricone
Carl Nielsen – Aladdin suite
Jacques Offenbach – Orpheus in the Underworld
Rogier van Otterloo – Soldaat van Oranje
John Powell – How to train your Dragon
Peeters – Charleston Forever
Astor Piazzolla – Milonga del Angel
Astor Piazzolla – Libertango
Sergej Prokofjev – Romeo en Julia Suite
Maurice Ravel – Pavane pour une infant défunte
Alfred Reed – Armenian Dances
Alfred Reed – El Camino Real
Alfred Reed – Symphony no. 4, part 1, 2
Alfred Reed – A Festive Overture
Alfred Reed – Praise Jerusalem!
Maino Remmers – Noche de Abril
Maino Remmers – Breakin’ up
Jan van der Roost – Canterbury Choral
Jan van der Roost – A Highland Rhapsody
Nino Rota – The Godfather Saga
Nino Rota – Otto e mezzo
Franz Schubert – Ouverture Rosamunde
– Sax in the City
Otto M. Schwarz – Groovin’ Around
Dmitri Sjostakovitsj – Festive Overture
Dmitri Sjostakovitsj – Second Walz from Jazz Suite no. 2
Aleksander Skriabin – Nocturne
John Philip Sousa – The Stars and Stripes Forever
Philip Sparke – Strathcarron
Philip Sparke – The Sunken Village
Philip Sparke – Sunrise at Angel’s Gate
Spears – At a dixieland jazz funeral
Steinman – Tanz der Vampire
Stevens – Hawaii Five-O
Johann Strauss jr – Perpetuum Mobile
Tchernetski – March of the Mine-sweepers
Frank Uittebroeck – Three easy pieces
Albert-John Vervorst – Atlantis
John Williams – Symphonic March
John Williams – Hymn to the Fallen
John Williams – Star Wars suite
John Williams – Parade of the Slave Children
John Williams – Jurassic Park
John Williams – Theme from Schindlers’ List
Stevie Wonder – Sir Duke
Woody Herman – medley
Joe Zawinul – Birdland
“Thank you very much. Very nice recording. Compliment. “
Hartmut HaenchenConductor
“I just listen to the recording of the Residency orchestra last weekend. Beautiful sound, beautifully mixed, very colorfully displayed…! Big thanks for that!!! “
Antony HermusConductor
“The sound is excellent, congratulations, I listened to the whole thing and it really sounds very well!”
Liviu Prunaruconcertmaster KCO
“Es war sehr nett Sie in Maastricht kennenzulernen! So freundlich und kompetent…, We quite enjoy the spirit and power in the Smetana (even if not everything is perfect…)”
Martin DehningNOMOS Quartett
“Huge thanks to you and the wonderfu l team for recording the BBC Symphony Orchestra¹s 2 concerts so beautifully last weekend. Please pass my thanks and congratulations to Rob, Roger, Jean- Pierre and the producer in Rotterdam.”
Ann McKayBBC Symphony Orchestra
“Super thanks Jean Pierre! Had already listened to F F via internet this morning & you have really made something very beautiful!!! Very happy with it! Very nice again working together t! “
Brandt Attematrombonist RFO
“Thanks for the recording, it’s nice, also in terms of proportion!”
Hayo Boeremaorganist Laurenskerk Rotterdam
“On behalf of RTHK Radio 4, I would like to thank you and your colleagues for recording the concert of the Hong Kong Philharmonic at Eindhoven. I’m listening to it for the second time now (the first broadcast was last Thursday). The sound was great! We have informed listeners about this special broadcast and I’m sure many people have enjoyed this marvellous recording!”
Jimmy Shi u RTHK Radio 4
“I listened today to the recordings of yesterday’s concert. First of all, I would like to say that I am very enthusiastic about how beautiful You have entered the wing. The sound is clear, transparent and natural. “
Lucas Jussenpianist
“Thanks a lot for your great job. The recording is very good, like you always do. Thanks again.”
Igor Romapianist
“Thanks a lot for the Cds. They sound really remarkably good. Warm and wide. “
Jurjen Hempel Conductor
“Thank you for sending the .wav files from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra’s concert in the Concertgebouw last week. May I just say a huge thank you to you and everyone else in your team who made our visit to the Concertgebouw such a success and also an enormous pleasure. The broadcast to BBC Radio 3 went by without any problems at all and the sound of the Orchestra in the wonderful Concertgebouw acoustic was captured perfectly. Your hospitality was appreciated even more!”
Graeme Taylor BBC SSO