About this Artist

Gavin Martin’s musical endeavors brought him to the United States from India, by way of the Royal College of Music in London. He considers his approach to music strongly influenced by the playing of the late Jorge Bolet and Gary Graffman, two pianists with whom he studied at the Curtis Institute, where he was awarded the Rachmaninoff Prize.

He has performed solo recitals on all five continents, in addition to touring extensively as a chamber musician. The conductors he has appeared with include Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos and Zubin Mehta, who invited him to tour as soloist with the New York Philharmonic in 1985. He has toured under the auspices of the U.S. State Department and has appeared on the television stations of the BBC, Suisse Romande, and ABC.

Martin often teams up as a piano duo with his wife Joanne Pearce Martin. The duo been featured as soloists with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Hollywood Bowl.

Southern California provides him with ideal weather for two of his passions: skydiving and aerobatic flying. He has made a BASE jump off the world’s tallest waterfall - Angel Falls in Venezuela.

Reviewing his New York City recital debut at Carnegie Recital Hall, The New York Times carried the caption “Classical Light, Romantic Heat and a Dazzler.”