Menahem Pressler | |
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מנחם פרסלר | |
![]() Pressler in 2009 | |
Born | Magdeburg, Province of Saxony, Prussia, German Reich | 16 December 1923
Died | 6 May 2023 London, England | (aged 99)
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Sara Scherchen
(m. 1949; died 2014) |
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Website | menahempressler |
Menahem Pressler (Hebrew: מנחם פרסלר; 16 December 1923 – 6 May 2023) was a German-born Israeli-American pianist and academic teacher. He was known for his work with the Beaux Arts Trio that he co-founded in 1955, playing until its dissolution in 2008, in hundreds of recordings and thousands of concerts. He taught at Indiana University Bloomington. His playing was described as focused on elegance, delicacy and clarity.[1]