BIOGRAPHY

     Gabriel has performed on prestigious international stages, including the Philharmonie de Paris, Shanghai Opera House, Eindhoven Muziekgebouw, and Victoria Hall. He has appeared at numerous festivals, including La Folle Journée in Nantes, Tokyo, and Warsaw; Le Vent sur l’Arbre; the Salon Festival International de Musique de Chambre de Provence; Les Concerts de Poche; and Le Violon sur le Sable.

Throughout his career, he has had the opportunity to perform alongside renowned musicians such as Eric Le Sage, Emmanuel Pahud, Gautier Capuçon, Frank Braley, collaborating with leading artists from the international classical music scene.

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In 2024, he made his debut as a soloist with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Jonathan Nott.

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     He regularly performs with Valentine Michaud and the NIMM Quartet. He has also collaborated as an additional percussionist with orchestras such as the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, and Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine.

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     Alongside his performing career, Gabriel has given percussion masterclasses at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest (2023), the Conservatoire de Nantes (2024), and during the Tromp Percussion Festival in Eindhoven (2024).

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     Since 2023, he collaborates with the German brand Kolberg Percussion as one of their official artists.

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     An all-round musician with eclectic influences, Gabriel writes as a composer for chamber music ensembles and produces electronic music under the name ULTRXN as part of the rap music collective Codex Dissident.

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     Gabriel began studying percussion at an associative music school before joining the Nantes Conservatory at the age of 11. Deeply invested in jazz, he obtained his diploma in percussion and jazz vibraphone in 2020.

     He subsequently joined the Haute École de Musique de Genève, where he broadened his musical language through studies in contemporary and orchestral percussion, drumset, tabla, and composition. In 2023, he graduated with a bachelor's degree with the highest honors.

     That same year, Gabriel entered the percussion master's program at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, graduating in 2025 with the highest honors.

     In September 2026, he begins a master’s program in Jazz studies at the same institution.