José Carlos Cocarelli is a Brazilian pianist.
Between 1984-89 he won XXXVII Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition and (ex-aequo with Yukino Fujiwara) the XXII Concours Long-Thibaud, and was awarded 2nd prizes at the Paloma O'Shea and Van Cliburn competitions; an international career ensued.[1] He's active in France.