José Eduardo Martins (pianist)

José Eduardo Gandra da Silva Martins, born 1938, is a Brazilian concert pianist.

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.

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''.

Honours

 * Officer in the Order of the Crown, by royal decree of King Albert II.
 * Doctor Honoris Causa University Constantin Brâncuşi
 * Order of Rio Branco