José Eduardo Martins (pianist) explained

José Eduardo Gandra da Silva Martins, born 1938, is a Brazilian concert pianist.^[1]

Career

He began his career with a performance at the Colombo Theater in São Paulo on December 10, 1954, which included contemporary works by Dmitri Shostakovich.^[2]

Martins was Professor at the university of São Paulo between 1982-2007.

He recorded several albums with compositions by Henrique Oswald, including his cello sonatas No. 1 and No. 2, Piano Quartet No. 2 and Piano Quintet.

He commissioned works from the composer Gilberto Mendes including Um Estudo? Eisler e Webern Caminham nos Mares do Sul.^[3]

Honours

• Officer in the Order of the Crown, by royal decree of King Albert II.^[4]
• Doctor Honoris Causa University Constantin Brâncuşi
• Order of Rio Branco

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Carneiro. Gyovana. JOSÉ EDUARDO MARTINS: O PIANISTA DO REPERTÓRIO NÃO FREQÜENTADO. O Popular. 6 June 2017. 17 June 2016. 20 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160620173309/http://ludovica.opopular.com.br/blogs/papo-musical/papo-musical-1.862967/jos%C3%A9-eduardo-martins-o-pianista-do-repert%C3%B3rio-n%C3%A3o-freq%C3%BCentado-1.1103827. dead.
2. Web site: Um pianista sem limites. Epoca. 6 June 2017.
3. Book: Bezerra. Márcio. A Unique Brazilian Composer: A Study of the Music of Gilberto Mendes Through Selected Piano Pieces. 2000. 66.
4. News: Pianista José Eduardo Martins apresenta concerto gratuito - Mais Goiás. Goiás. Mais. 2017-05-15. Mais Goiás. 2017-06-05. pt-BR.