Interview
Menahem Pressler in conversation with Carolin Pirich
Semyon Bychkov and Menahem Pressler
Menahem Pressler, pianist of the famous Beaux Arts Trio for more than 50 years, is a living legend. In January 2014, the 90-year-old made his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker with Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 17 and enchanted the audience with his sensitive, warm and eloquent playing. The conductor is Semyon Bychkov, who leads the orchestra in a performance of Dmitri Shostakovich’s enigmatic Eleventh Symphony in the second half of the concert.
Berliner Philharmoniker
Semyon Bychkov
Menahem Pressler
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