Isabel Gabbe
Isabel Gabbe believes that communicating through music transcends all barriers. A pianist and music teacher of German and French descent, she performs as a soloist, chamber musician, and song accompanist in venues such as the Berlin Philharmonie, Konzerthaus Berlin, Die Glocke Bremen, Theatro Guaira in Brazil, and Philharmonie Cologne.
In 2016, she was appointed Professor of Piano and Piano Didactics at the Mozarteum University of Salzburg and has directed the Department of Music Pedagogy in Innsbruck since 2018. In 2022, she became a certified music physiology trainer (CAS MP). Isabel regularly gives masterclasses across Europe and Brazil and has collaborated with the Klavierfestival Ruhr, where she developed its children’s teaching section. She has also taught in Berlin, Düsseldorf, and Essen.
From 2005 to 2017, she founded and directed the chamber music festival Moments Musicaux de la Baie du Mont Saint Michel in France, supporting emerging artists and rarely performed works. She is a laureate of numerous national and international competitions, including Bremen, Barcelona, Caltanissetta, and the German Music Council.
Her discography includes a 2006 debut CD with works by Debussy, Ravel, Bach, and Albéniz; a 2013 contemporary release with composer John Patrick Thomas and soprano Julia Henning; Rossini’s Petite Messe Solenelle (2014) with the Kettwiger Bach Choir; and Weihnachtsmann, mach Du das mal! (2015) with Kaleidos Musikeditionen. She has also contributed articles to Schott Üben & Musizieren and Waxman Klavierpraxis.
