UM School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Artur Schnabel Collegiate Professor of Collaborative Piano
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734-764-6624

Martin Katz has been dubbed "dean of accompanists" by The Los Angeles Times, and was the 1998 recipient of Musical America's "Accompanist of the Year" award. He regularly collaborates in recitals and on recordings with artists including Marilyn Horne, Frederica von Stade, Kiri Te Kanawa, Kathleen Battle, Cecilia Bartoli, David Daniels, and Jose Carreras. Highlights of Mr. Katz's more than 30 years of concertizing with the world's most celebrated vocal soloists include innumerable recitals at Carnegie Hall, appearances at the Salzburg Festival, tours in Australia and Japan and performances at La Scala, the Paris Opera and the Edinburgh Festival. His concerts are frequently broadcast both nationally and internationally. His work has been recorded on the RCA, CBS, Cetra, BMG, EMI, Phillips and Decca labels. The Metropolitan, Houston and Ottawa operas have performed his editions of Baroque and bel canto operas of Handel, Vivaldi and Rossini.

At Michigan, in addition to instruction in ensemble for pianists, Professor Katz coaches singers, teaches vocal repertory, and is a frequent conductor of the School's opera productions.