“… But a creation of real difficulty was waiting for him, that masterwork by Debussy, “La Mer”, and he was able to

get the 94 musicians (José de San Martín National Youth Symphony Orchestra of Argentina)

playing with a high quality level… here Sabat showed good taste, a clear sense of balance and

the flexibility required by the thousand details of a score of extreme

subtlety at times and powerful strength at others. It was a successful

homage to Debussy in the centenary of his death…”

Pablo Bardin

Music Critic

Buenos Aires, July 2018

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“Pablo Sabat's baton is impeccable and followed minutely by the

musicians... the orchestra (National Youth Symphony and Arequipa

Symphony combined) played Beethoven’s Ninth with a beautiful

sound impulsed by the conductor, who controlled everything to

perfection; a delight to listen... Organic sound, the baton transformed

the orchestra  into a tamed monster...”

Gonzalo Tello

Music Critic

March 30, 2014

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aniversario-de-lasinfonica-arequipena-con-beethoven)

 

 

“Great concert today of the National Symphony at the Gran Teatro Nacional… excellent

premiere of Sadiel Cuentas’ Violin concerto and an exciting, colorful and brilliant Strauss’

Ein Heldenleben. Pablo Sabat excelled conducting the orchestra, as well as virtuoso Carlos

Johnson as violin soloist in both works… The orchestra worked in depth and minutely the

complexity of the work under Sabat’s guidance, offering an endless palette of nuances,

brilliance, dynamics and the appropriate instrospection… Sabat impressed energy when

needed, chose correct tempi, and perfectly controlled the balance of the orchestra

throughout the 40 minutes this work lasts.”

Gonzalo Tello

Music Critic

February 23, 2014

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http://operaperu.blogspot.com/2014/02/brillantes-estrenos-cargo-de-la.html)

 

 

“Pablo, once again, a thousand thanks for your extraordinary work at the premiere of my

Violin concerto. My work was in the best hands!”

Sadiel Cuentas

Composer

 

 

“I had never enjoyed so much that work, never performed before in Guayaquil: La Mer, by

Claude Debussy. I realized, finally, that it was a work for connoisseurs of sonics… Pablo

Sabat understood well what the composer meant when he affirmed that “music should

humbly give us pleasure”. Sabat captured the essence of the piece, discreet, subtle, so close

to Monet… he conducted an orchestra that reacted notably, with beautiful interventions by

the different soloists. An audience of quality, silent, that did not interrupt with applause,

perceived the Debussy like a sensual dream where everyone could feel relaxed, rocked in an

invisible sea… Definitely a well achieved success…”

Félix Fleming

El Universo, Guayaquil (Ecuador)

June 16, 2011

 

 

“A million thanks for a stunning Rachmaninoff 3!”

Valentina Lisitsa

Concert pianist

Lima, December 2009

 

 

“… I can affirm that I played with you one of my best

Tchaikovskys…”

Maurice Hasson

Concert violinist,

Lima, June 2008

 

 

“…Your talent is much greater than what you think…”

Joaquín Achúcarro

Concert pianist,

Lima, 2009

 

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"A mature and conservative appearance; a classical and elegant approach to the keyboard.

Pablo Sabat possess an exceptional touch and is a sensitive accompanist..."

The Guardian

Trinidad, 1990

 

 

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