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Biography
Occupation(4)
Awards(6)
Education(1)
Buchmann-Mehta School of Music
Menahem Pressler (* 16. December 1923 in Magdeburg; † 6. May 2023 in London) was a german-born American classical pianist. He was 99 years old. He studied at Buchmann-Mehta School of Music. He received 6 awards, including Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Gramophone Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Life Events
8 Events1923
Born in Magdeburg, Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg
1955
Jacobs School of Music
until 2023
1998
Gramophone Award for Lifetime Achievement
2005
Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
2005
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
2009
honorary citizen of Magdeburg
2017
honorary doctor of Ben-Gurion University
2023