Born in The Netherlands, in 1998, he received his first piano lessons from his father. At the age of 13, he began studying at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, where he graduated with distinction in 2022. Since then, he has been refining his artistry at the Accademia Pianistica in Imola, Italy, under the guidance of Enrico Pace and André Gallo. Abel has also received lessons from renowned musicians such as András Schiff, Jorge Luis Prats, Ronald Brautigam, Igor Roma, Boris Petrushansky, Severin von Eckardstein, among others. Following a successful audition at the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, he has been an Artist in Residence there since 2024, in the class of Frank Braley and Avedis Kouyoumdjian.