was born in Argentina in 1967. Although he was revealed on the international scene when he was 20 in prestigious contests (First Prizes at Radio France in Paris, Villa-Lobos in Rio de Janeiro, Geneva and Munich), it is mostly through meeting some remarkable musicians that his career has been launched and marked out. For instance, Hopkinson Smith said about him: Pablo Márquez embraces the art of the past and the present with understanding and passion, György Sebök found him as a profound musician with an invaluable attitude for the music, Luciano Berio appreciated his marvellous playing, Dino Saluzzi lauded the true artist.

The incredible range of his repertory, the profound understanding of each style he approaches, as well as the engagement and the spontaneous inspiration of his playing, sparked off the enthusiasm of the international audience and critics.

Pablo Márquez played through the American continent, Europe and Japan, in the most important concert halls (Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, Auditorium du Louvre and Cité de la Musique in Paris, Herkulessaal in Munich, Slovenian Philarmonic Hall in Ljubljiana, Toranomon Hall in Tokyo, Grosser Ehrbarsaal in Vienna, Abbaye de Royaumont...), he has been invited in prestigious festivals (Musica in Strasbourg, Académies Musicales de Saintes, International Festival of Macau, Quincena Musical of San Sebastián, Nuits Atypiques in Langon...). He played as a soloist with the Bavarian Radio Orchestra, the Nordwest Deutsche Philharmonie, the symphony orchestras of Salta and Mar del Plata in Argentina. His partners in chamber music are flautist Mario Caroli, cellist Anja Lechner and the Rosamunde Quartett. In many occasions he played with the great bandoneonist Dino Saluzzi. He is also charter member of the Ensemble AlmaViva, dedicated to the diffusion and premieres of latinoamerican composers chamber music.

His engagement in the contemporary music lead him up to make several premieres and to work with composers such as Luciano Berio, György Kurtág and Mauricio Kagel. In 1995, Pierre Boulez and the Ensemble InterContemporain invited him to play the Sequenza XI of Berio, on the occasion of 70th birthday of the composer. He also made its argentinian first performance at the Teatro Colón. Recently, he took part into the premiere of Oscar Strasnoy's Underground, music for Anthony Asquith silent movie (1928), at the Auditorium du Louvre in Paris, project which was also been presented on tour in Japan, Argentina, Germany and France.

Pablo Márquez studied in Argentina with Jorge Matínez Zárate and Eduardo Fernández. In Europe, he studied Early Music with Javier Hinojosa and followed the teaching of György Sebök, who deeply influenced him. He is currently Professor at the Musik-Akademie der Stadt Basel, and is regularly invited to give Master-Classes all around the world.

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