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Film producer. Known for. Genie Award winner. Martin F. Katz CM [1] is a Canadian film and television producer and media executive. He is president of the production firm Prospero Pictures, and a former president of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.
"Martin Katz must surely be considered the dean of collaborative pianists," said the Los Angeles Times, and Musical America magazine created an award expressly for him: Accompanist of the Year. One of the world's busiest collaborators, he has been in constant demand by the world's most celebrated vocal soloists for more than five decades. He was fortunate to accompany Marilyn Horne for almost ...
3018 Moore. Collaborative Piano. Bio. Martin Katz has been dubbed “the gold standard of accompanists” by The New York Times. His 45-year career has taken him to 5 continents, collaborating with the world’s most celebrated singers in recital and recording.
Overview. Born. August 24, 1961 · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Birth name. Martin F. Katz. Mini Bio. An internet pioneer, Martin Katz was employee number 3 at Microsoft's MSN Canada where, as executive producer, he created the first episodic "web-umentary."
- August 24, 1961
Mr. Katz is a native of Los Angeles, where he began piano studies at the age of five. He attended the University of Southern California as a scholarship student and studied the specialized field of accompanying with its pioneer teacher, Gwendolyn Koldofsky.
One of the world's busiest collaborators, Martin Katz has been dubbed "The gold standard of collaborative pianists today" by the New York Times. He has been in constant demand by the world's most celebrated vocal soloists for five decades, and has appeared and recorded regularly with Marilyn Horne, Frederica von Stade, Karita Mattila, Samuel Ramey, David Daniels, Lawrence Brownlee, Jose ...
