As soloist, master class teacher, and pianist of the world-renowned Beaux Arts Trio, Menahem Pressler can boast of four Grammy nominations, three honorary doctorates, more than 80 recordings, and lifetime achievement awards presented by France....
As soloist, master class teacher, and pianist of the world-renowned Beaux Arts Trio, Menahem Pressler can boast of four Grammy nominations, three honorary.
Menahem Pressler - Biography
Menahem Pressler (born 16 December 1923, Magdeburg) is a German-born American pianist, founding member of the Beaux Arts Trio.
Professional career
Menahem Pressler fled Nazi Germany in 1939 and emigrated to Israel.
His career was launched after he was awarded first prize at the Debussy International Piano Competition in San Francisco in 1946. This was followed by his American debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy.
Born in Magdeburg, Germany in , Pressler emigrated to Israel after fleeing Nazi Germany in He won first prize at the Debussy.Since then, Pressler’s extensive tours of North America and Europe have included performances with the orchestras of New York, Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Dallas, San Francisco, London, Paris, Brussels, Oslo, Helsinki, among others.
After a solo career of nearly a decade, he debuted as a chamber musician at the 1955 Berkshire Festival, where he appeared as the pianist of the Beaux Arts Trio.
Since 1955, for nearly 60 years, Menahem Pressler has taught on the piano faculty at the Indiana University Jacob