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Menahem Pressler
American pianist (1923–2023)
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]
Early life
He was born Max Jakob Pressler in Magdeburg on 16 December 1923.[1][2][3] His Jewish parents owned a shop for men's clothing that was destroyed in the Kristallnacht of 9–10 November 1938.[1][4] His family fled Nazi Germany in 1939,[1][5][6] initially to Italy, and then to Palestine.[1] Pressler suffered from eating disorders and was in danger of starvation, but later said that playing the piano cured h