# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/menahem-pressler
# Generated: 2026-08-13T17:21:19.822Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/menahem-pressler"
name: "Menahem Pressler"
slug: "menahem-pressler"
description: "Menahem Pressler was a German-born Israeli-American pianist and university instructor. He co-founded the Beaux Arts Trio in 1955 and performed with the group until its dissolution in 2008, playing in hundreds of recordings and concerts. He taught at Indiana University Bloomington, and his playing was described as focused on elegance, delicacy, and clarity."
tagline: "German-born American classical pianist"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Menahem_Pressler_2009_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
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birthDate: "1923-12-16"
deathDate: "2023-05-06"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump