Menahem Pressler

The life I love

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Video Director: Grete Liffers - Artist: Menahem Pressler - Producer: EuroArts Music International
- | 44 min | 2014 | TV-G

The life I love

The music world has known Menahem Pressler for more than half a century and mainly for his work with the famous Beaux Arts Trio. He was the heart of this ensemble and when in 2008 the trio decided to separate, it was not the end for Menahem Pressler’s career – in fact it was the start of a most remarkable and successful path as a soloist. In 2013, the 90-year-old grand seigneur of the piano gave his long overdue debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker, now he returns for the annual New Year’s Eve celebrations: The “Gala from Berlin 2014” has been recorded live and produced by EuroArts & rbb in co-production with SMG – that’s the artist Menahem Pressler so far. We will meet the person Menahem Pressler in the portrait “The life I love – the pianist Menahem Pressler”. From new recorded talks with Pressler over excerpts from one of his Master Classes, to interviews with artists like Daniel Harding, Quatuor Ébène, Leonidas Kavakos or Daniel Hope, we will gain deep insights into the life of this enchantingly “venerable prodigy”.

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