Tenor Martin Platz received his musical training at the University of Music Würzburg. He studied singing with Martin Hummel and choral conducting with Prof. Jörg Straube. In addition, he attended master classes with Magret Honig and Peter Nelson, among others. For several years he has been under the artistic supervision of Tilman Lichdi.

Martin Platz is a permanent member of the opera ensemble of the Nuremberg State Theater, where as a lyric tenor he has taken on roles such as Belmonte in Mozart's Abduction from the Seraglio, Don Ottavio in Mozart's Don Giovanni, Steuermann in Wagner's Flying Dutchman and Thespis/Mercure in Rameau's Platee. His roles this season include Tamino in Mozart's Magic Flute.

In the oratorio field, Martin Platz has performed many major works, including Monteverdi's Marian Vespers, Bach's St. John and St. Matthew Passions and Mass in B minor, as well as the oratorios "Messiah" by Handel and "Elijah" by Mendelssohn. He regularly gives concerts in Germany and neighboring countries and has worked with conductors Christopher Hogwood, Bernhard Labadie, Marcus Bosch, Paul Agnew and Hervet Niquet, among others.

Last year he also performed several times with the song cycle "Die schöne Müllerin" by Schubert.

Martin Platz has been teaching voice at the University of Music Würzburg since 2007.