Menahem Pressler
Born: 16th December 1923, Magdeburg, Germany
Nationality: German
Menahem Pressler is a German-born Israeli-American pianist.
Pressler is Jewish. Following Kristallnacht, he and his immediate family fled Nazi Germany in 1939, initially to Italy, and then to Palestine. His grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins all died in concentration camps. His career was launched after he won first prize at the Debussy International Piano Competition in San Francisco in 1946.
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Menahem Pressler (1923-2023)
10th May 2023
The German-born Israeli-American pianist, who co-founded the enormously successful Beaux Arts Trio and remained its lynchpin for over half a century, has died aged 99.
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