Biography

Mauro Martins is a Portuguese euphonium player, whose international career has
established him as one of the most distinguished euphonium performers of his
generation. Renowned for his exceptional musicality, technical virtuosity, and artistic
versatility, he regularly appears as a soloist at major festivals and concert halls across
Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
Mauro began his musical studies at the Escola Profissional de Artes da Covilhã and
later graduated from the Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espetáculo.
As a soloist, Mauro Martins has performed in countries including Portugal, Spain, Italy,
Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, Poland, Lithuania, Belgium, the United States,
Japan, China, Taiwan, Thailand, and Colombia, collaborating with a wide range of
orchestras, wind bands, and ensembles. Deeply committed to the artistic development
of the euphonium, he has actively contributed to expanding the instrument’s repertoire,
premiering numerous contemporary works written for him.
His discography includes the albums FLOW (2020), Twenty Characteristic Etudes for
Tuba and Euphonium (2021), On My Way (2024) and Devil’s Virtuosity (2026). “On My
Way” was awarded the prestigious ITEA Roger Bobo Award for Excellence in
Recording, one of the most important international distinctions in the low brass world.
A prizewinner in several international competitions, he notably won 1st Prize at the
Concours International de Saxhorn, Euphonium and Tuba (France, 2019), as well as
the “Terras de La Salette” International Wind Competition, which he won in 2014 and
2015.
Alongside his performing career, Mauro Martins is a euphonium teacher at UiT – The
Arctic University of Norway. He is also regularly invited to give masterclasses and to
serve as a jury member at some of the most prestigious international competitions in
his field, including the International Tuba Euphonium Competition (ITEC), the China
Low Brass International Competition, and the AETYB International Competition, among
others.
Mauro Martins is an artist for Adams Brass, Brass Lab. Momo, and Denis Wick, and is
widely recognized as one of the leading euphonium players of his generation.