"It is impressive the secure and sanguine way that the young Brazilian cellist Marina Martins imbues this particularly difficult score from a technical point of view, and at the same time full of expressiveness." Sinfonia nº 8, Cláudio Santoro João Marcos Coelho, September 17, 2023, concerto.com.br   "Marina Martins plays the solo part with expressive power and technical finesse, and the Goiás Philharmonic play brilliantly for Neil Thomson throughout the entirety of this challenging programme." Gramophone Programme Andrew Farach-Colton, November 2023, Gramophone   "The young and brilliant Marina Martins extracted an excellent sonority from her instrument, at once diverse and of equal quality from low to high. She presented herself absolutely secure, concentrated, passionate in her interpretation, despite the absence of greater involvement and naturalness in the dialogue between the cello and other woodwind solos." Concerto para violoncelo (1961), Cláudio Santoro Sala São Paulo Guilhermina Lopes, July 19, 2023, concerto.com.br   "Martins finds points of relaxed extroversion in the finale, which is driven forward by a native ostinato rhythm… The strings of the Goiás Philharmonic are put through their paces by the violent contrasts, deliquescent forms and quarter-tone harmony of the Three Abstractions." Three Abstractions The Strad, October 2023, The Strad   "I heard an extraordinary young cellist over the weekend, Marina Martins. I was part of the judging panel for the auditions of young soloists at the Two Moors Festival. Marina played the first movement of the Arpeggione Sonata and the March from Britten's Sonata. What an extraordinary talent! I was literally speechless... she is truly special. Besides all her qualities as a musician and cellist, Marina has a spontaneous, striking, and engaging stage presence, and seems to have a rare combination of uncommon intelligence and an instinctive ability to connect with the music. One thing is certain, she will go far..." Arpeggione Sonata (1st movement), March from Britten's Sonata Gaetan Le Divelec, Two Moors Festival, General Review   "Marina Martins has formidable musicality and a strong and charming stage personality. Her talent and love for the cello, combined with her dedication and seriousness, have already made her a cellist with great technical mastery and expression." Pieter Wispelwey, Cellist, General Review   "Great musicians are like this: beyond the cultivated discipline, those years and years of technical development, they maintain a naturalness that seems to come from within the music itself. At the same time, they have something of their own, original and unmistakable. Marina Martins plays like Marina Martins from the first to the last note, no matter the repertoire. She combines intensity with discretion; and seems to do everything with a serene joy, in a way that now becomes associated with her. At just 20 years old, she is already one of the great Brazilian soloists. One can well imagine how much she still has to offer in music, to our great fortune." Arthur Nestrovski, Former Artistic Director, OSESP   "Marina Martins is a young cellist to watch. At a tender age, she already plays with sophistication, emotional intensity, and technical mastery. A rising star on the international horizon!" Mark Churchill, Senior Advisor, Boston Philharmonic Orchestra; Director Emeritus, New England Conservatory Preparatory School   "The concert was fabulous. When Marina played, the audience was mesmerized. It's as if she embodied the music." Haydn Concert Sala São Paulo Nadja Venezian, 2018, Sala São Paulo