Telmo Marques

Telmo Marques (b. 1963) is a Portuguese pianist, composer and arranger from Oporto.

He studied Piano, Composition, and Music Analysis with Fernanda Wandschneider, Hélia Soveral, Carlos Cebro, Jean Martin, Fernando Puchol, Fernando Lapa, Cândido Lima, Paul Trein, and Miguel Ribeiro-Pereira. He did further studies with Jean Martin, Carlos Cebro, Fernando Puchol, and Paul Trein. He Finished the Porto Conservatory of Music (superior diploma) with the highest grade – 20 valores. Further, he graduated in piano at the ESMAE-IPP (Prize Eugénio de Almeida – best classification), completed a Master of Arts at Roehampton University in UK, and a PhD programme in Computer Music at the UCP – Portuguese Catholic University (summa cum laude).

He still develops an activity as a performer, especially in chamber music and jazz combos, playing in Portugal, Madrid, Barcelona, Tenerife, Paris, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Luxemburg, Genève, Zurich, Macau, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Osaka, etc. As a composer, he received commissions for Orchestral, Soloists, Chamber Music, and Advertising. Porto 2001 Cultural Capital and Guimarães 2012 Cultural Capital are both examples of those commissions. He has also contributed to a wide range of music for theatrical plays, documentaries, and hundreds of commercials.

He has over 100 recording participations as pianist, arranger, composer and/or producer. Some of his compositions are published in score by BIM editions, AVA editions, and Molenaar editions.

He works at ESMAE (Superior Music School of the Oporto Polytechnic Institute), where he teaches Music Analysis and Composition. He is also an integrated member of the CEIS20 – Investigation Centre of Coimbra University.