Pianist, composer, and improviser, Pablo Murgier deploys a palette of daring harmonies with jazz sounds while mixing the charm of tango and the richness of classical music. He is part of the wave of artists who dare to travel between different worlds. On his keyboard at the crossroads of styles, a musical journey takes place, thus creating an authentic music and drawing a universe of its own.
As a soloist, he has performed his own adaptation of Astor Piazzolla's Quatro Estaciones Porteñas for solo piano and symphony orchestra. His first symphony, titled Solastalgie, was performed and choreographed by the Orchestre Symphonique du Conservatoire d'Avallon in Burgundy in 2024. He received the first prize at the Tango Sin Fin Awards and was nominated for the Gardel Awards and Graffiti Awards as best artist. His discography, rich and varied, reflects both his personal projects and his numerous collaborations with various artists. His latest album, Gare Du Sud, illustrates the evolution of the artist towards an aesthetic that intertwines contemporary classical composition with jazz
Pablo Murgier was born in 1988 in Argentina. A pianist and composer, whether performing with his quartet or as a solo artist, he has already given several hundred concerts around the world. He has performed in prestigious classical music venues such as the CCK in Buenos Aires, the Munich Philharmonic, the Philharmonie de Paris, the Philharmonie of Gdansk, and the Nikkei Hall in Tokyo. In 2023, he played with the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse. He is also active on the jazz scene in renowned venues such as Cosmopolite in Oslo, Fasching in Stockholm, Victoria in Malmö, Café de la Danse, Estudio de l'Ermitage, and New Morning in Paris.
As a soloist, he has performed his own adaptation of Astor Piazzolla's Quatro Estaciones Porteñas for solo piano and symphony orchestra. His first symphony, titled Solastalgie, was performed and choreographed by the Orchestre Symphonique du Conservatoire d'Avallon in Burgundy in 2024. He received the first prize at the Tango Sin Fin Awards and was nominated for the Gardel Awards and Graffiti Awards as best artist. His discography, rich and varied, reflects both his personal projects and his numerous collaborations with various artists. His latest album, Gare Du Sud, illustrates the evolution of the artist towards an aesthetic that intertwines contemporary classical composition with jazz. He has also collaborated on audiovisual projects for ARTE, France 2, and Netflix as a pianist, arranger, and composer. He also produces musical readings with writer and stage director Alice Zeniter, with whom he is currently collaborating on the creation of an opera produced by the company La Lune dans les yeux.
A graduate in musical composition from the National University of Quilmes, he also obtained a master's degree in Latin American classical music from the National University of Cuyo. He participated in the CIMAP program, directed by pianist and composer Hilda Herrera. He has served as a professor and researcher in several music conservatories and universities in Argentina, as well as in youth orchestra programs. He is also involved in the social and artistic program Radio Mobile Paris, with which he produced the MIGRATIONS festival in Paris, to provide an interdisciplinary perspective on migrations in France.
