Menahem Pressler
Menahem Pressler | |
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| מנחם פרסלר | |
Pressler in 2009 | |
| Born | 16 December 1923 Magdeburg, Province of Saxony, Prussia, German Reich |
| Died | 6 May 2023 (aged 99) London, England |
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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 university instructor. He co-founded the Beaux Arts Trio in 1955 and performed with the group until its dissolution in 2008, playing in hundreds of recordings and concerts. He taught at Indiana University Bloomington, and his playing was described as focused on elegance, delicacy, and clarity.