Gabriel Fridkis
Flutist Gabriel Fridkis currently holds the position of Assistant Principal Flute in the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. Previously Gabriel was the Principal Flute in the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra in addition to being a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. Gabriel has also performed with the San Antonio Symphony, the Nashville Symphony, and has worked with conductors including Riccardo Muti, Christoph Eschenbach, Osmo Vanska, Ken-David Masur, and Robert Spano.
Gabriel has performed concerti as a soloist abroad in Italy, Croatia, and the Czech Republic and domestically with Purchase Symphony Orchestra, Brevard Music Center Festival Orchestra and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago.
Gabriel received a Bachelor of Music degree from SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Music in 2016 and a Masters of Music from DePaul University in 2018. His primary teachers include Gary Schocker, Mark Sparks, and Dr. Tara Helen O’Connor. Gabriel attended National Repertory Orchestra, Aspen Music Festival, Brevard Music Festival, and Banff Music Festival. He has premiered numerous works by noted composer Gary Schocker, both in duet with the composer and also with Gabriel’s brother and duo partner, Jake Fridkis.
Gabriel has performed concerti as a soloist abroad in Italy, Croatia, and the Czech Republic and domestically with Purchase Symphony Orchestra, Brevard Music Center Festival Orchestra and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago.
Gabriel received a Bachelor of Music degree from SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Music in 2016 and a Masters of Music from DePaul University in 2018. His primary teachers include Gary Schocker, Mark Sparks, and Dr. Tara Helen O’Connor. Gabriel attended National Repertory Orchestra, Aspen Music Festival, Brevard Music Festival, and Banff Music Festival. He has premiered numerous works by noted composer Gary Schocker, both in duet with the composer and also with Gabriel’s brother and duo partner, Jake Fridkis.