Mindru katz biography of christopher
Mindru Katz passed away on stage, while playing Beethoven's 'Tempest' Sonata during a recital at the Ataturk Cultural Center in....
1. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp Minor (“Moonlight”) Op. 27 No.
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Langsam getragen.
Childhood And First Years
Mindru Katz at 4 years old and Setta, his sister.
Mindru Katz was born in Bucharest Romania, on June 3rd, 1925.
‘Mindru’ in Romanian, means: ‘PROUD’.
A few weeks after Mindru’s birth, unexpectedly the little baby (Mindru) raised his head and looked proudly around him, while his mother changed his diaper. At that moment, his parents, Olga (mother) & Bernard Katz (father), decided to call him Mindru.
His parents, who were financially established people, (they were in the fabric business), bought a piano for Setta Katz – Mindru’s sister.
As accustomed in those days, a well raised and educated daughter, should learn to play the piano.
Hence they engaged a piano teacher, in order to teach Setta the art of piano playing !
Setta hated the piano and looked for a “constructive way”, in ord