José Eduardo Martins

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 1981-2004.

He recorded several albums with compositions by Henrique Oswald, Piano Quartet No. 2, and Piano Quintet.

He has commissioned works from the composer Gilberto Mendes, including Um Estudo? Eisler e Webern Caminham nos Mares do Sul...(1989).

Honours Officer of the Belgian Order of the Crown Doctor Honoris Causa from the Constantin Brâncuși University of Târgu Jiu Order of Rio Branco