Menahem Pressler
Menahem Pressler · Arts & Literature
Classical pianist
1923, Magdeburg, Germany — 2023, London, England
Germany · Israel · United States
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Menahem Pressler was a pianist who co-founded the Beaux Arts Trio in 1955 and led it for over half a century, making it one of the most celebrated chamber ensembles in history, while also teaching generations of musicians at Indiana University. He fled Nazi Germany as a teenager, reaching Palestine before settling in the United States. Pressler was Jewish, born to a Jewish family in Magdeburg.
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Classical pianist
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