Tagged: Marianna Gabbi

Intermezzo
2:07 pm
Thu May 16, 2013

Gabbi and Leland to perform Beethoven with NHSO

Credit Leora Zeitlin
Maestra Marianna Gabbi, conductor of the New Horizons Symphony Orchestra.

Conductor Marianna Gabbi and pianist William Leland met in 1975, when Gabbi first came to Las Cruces. Their friendship and musical kinship has not wavered, and this weekend, they perform Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto together, with Leland as soloist and Gabbi leading the New Horizons Symphony Orchestra. Gabbi reflects on music by Beethoven and Dvorak, as well as her long friendship with Leland, in this interview with Intermezzo host Leora Zeitlin.

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Intermezzo
12:35 pm
Tue March 19, 2013

For the Love of Music: Jorge Martinez-Rios and Marianna Gabbi

Credit Leora Zeitlin
Violist and singer Jorge Martinez-Rios and conductor Marianna Gabbi at KRWG-FM.
Intermezzo
1:35 pm
Wed September 5, 2012

Marianna Gabbi takes up the baton once again

Credit Leora Zeitlin
Marianna Gabbi in the KRWG-FM studios.

Marianna Gabbi's life-long passion for music and teaching is bringing her back onto the podium, with baton in hand, as she becomes the new conductor for the New Horizons Orchestra for the 2012-2013 season. The former conductor of the Las Cruces Symphony was the first woman to conduct an orchestra in China, and the first American woman to conduct in Russia. She came to the KRWG studios to talk with Intermezzo host Leora Zeitlin about her love of music and her new role with New Horizons.

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