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IU Music Professor Menahem Pressler elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 27, 2000
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Menahem Pressler, the Dean Charles H. Webb Chair in Music and Distinguished Professor of Music at the Indiana University School of Music, has been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Pressler, an IU faculty member since 1955, is internationally recognized as a pianist and is a co-founder and member of the renowned Beaux Arts Trio. He is active worldwide as a soloist and chamber musician and has performed with many of the world's leading orchestras and string quartets.
Pressler has received numerous awards, including England's Record of the Year Award, four Grammy nominations, Musical America's Ensemble of the Year in 1997 with the Beaux Arts Trio, and the German Recording Award. He was a winner of the Debussy Competition in San Francisco and has served as a juror for the Van Cliburn and Queen Elisabeth competitions. He regularly presents master classes worldwide. He has recorded almost the entire chamber literature with piano on the Philips label.
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences was founded more than 200 years ago to recognize excellence in the arts and sciences. George Washington was among the founders. The organization annually honors leading intellectuals from both the United States and abroad. It has a membership of 3,500 fellows and 600 foreign honorary members. Pressler, cited for distinguished contributions to his profession, will be formally inducted in October ceremonies at the organization's headquarters in Cambridge, Mass.
(Richard Doty, 812-855-0084, rgdoty@indiana.edu)