BRAHMS Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 101 Menahem Pressler Greenhouse Cohen Beaux Arts Trio

Born in Magdeburg, Germany, in 1923, Pressler fled Nazi Germany in 1939 and emigrated to Israel. His world-renowned career was launched after he was awarded first prize at the Debussy International Piano Competition in San Francisco in 1946, followed by his successful American debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra under the baton of Eugene Ormandy. Pressler’s ensuing tours of North America, Europe, and the Far East included performances with virtually all of the world’s leading orchestras. After nearly a decade of an illustrious and praised solo career, the 1955 Berkshire Music Festival saw Pressler’s debut as a chamber musician, where he appeared as pianist with the Beaux Arts Trio. This collaboration quickly established his reputation as one of the world’s most revered chamber musicians. With Pressler at the trio’s helm as its only pianist for nearly 55 years, the New York Times described the Beaux Arts Trio as “in a class by itself,” and the Washington Post exclaimed that “since its fo