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Norman Shetler

Norman Shetler (born 16 June 1931, Dubuque, Iowa[1]) is a pianist, puppeteer and puppet constructor, and piano professor. Originally from America, he now lives in Austria.

Life and career edit

Norman Shetler was born in Dubuque, Iowa in 1931.[1][2] He planned to attend Juilliard, but before he could attend he was drafted into the army. During WWII, he served mostly as a typist.[citation needed]

While a student in Vienna, the Soviet Union funded his participation in the first Tchaikovsky Competition.[3] There he met Van Cliburn. He also dreamed of studying with the Soviet virtuoso Sviatoslav Richter.[importance?]

In 1955 he moved to Vienna, Austria, where he studied piano[where?], graduating in 1959. He specialized in accompanying singers,[4] having worked with Anneliese Rothenberger, Peter Schreier,[5][6] Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau,[7] Brigitte Fassbaender, Hermann Prey, Margaret Price and Thomas Quasthoff,[8] and also with instrumentalists such as violinist Nathan Milstein and cellist Heinrich Schiff. Despite specializing in accompanying, he is also a soloist.[9][10] He has been recorded over 70 times.[citation needed]

Between 1983 and 1991, Shetler taught Piano and Lied Accompaniment at the Würzburg School of Music and Drama.[2] Since 1992, he has been a professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. He also teaches masterclasses, particularly at the Mozarteum University of Salzburg.[11][12][13][14]

Shetler has also been a puppet maker and puppeteer since at least 1985.[15] His show "Musical Puppet Cabaret" toured internationally, in festivals and on television.[16][17][18]

Discography edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Lagger Shetler". Winterreise. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Pianist Shetler: "Die Wohnung turnt mich an wie nur was" - derStandard.de". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  3. ^ "USC pianist reflects on his past with Van Cliburn". USC News. 2013-03-04. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  4. ^ Brahms, Johannes; Shetler, Norman (1972), Elly Ameling singt Lieder von Johannes Brahms, BASF, OCLC 03161957, retrieved 2020-01-17
  5. ^ New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC. 1988-04-25.
  6. ^ Clements, Andrew (2006-11-24). "CD: Schumann: Dichterliebe; Liederkreis; Op 24 & 39, etc., Schreier/Shetler". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  7. ^ Kimball, Carol (2013-05-01). Art Song: Linking Poetry and Music. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-1-4803-5252-0.
  8. ^ "Thomas Quasthoff / Norman Shetler - Carl Loewe: Balladen - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  9. ^ "Piano Recital Given by Norman Shetler". The New York Times. 1964-01-25. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  10. ^ "Network Three - 7 August 1966 - BBC Genome". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  11. ^ Masterclasses 2009 at the Salzburg Mozarteum Archived 2007-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ "Masterclasses Mozarteum 2008 at the Salzburg Mozarteum". Archived from the original on 2008-12-12. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
  13. ^ Masterclass 2009 Opernakademie Schloss Henfenfeld[permanent dead link]
  14. ^ Crispin, Darla; Gilmore, Bob (2014-10-07). Artistic Experimentation in Music: An Anthology. Leuven University Press. p. 399. ISBN 978-94-6270-013-0.
  15. ^ New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC. 1985-10-07. p. 101.
  16. ^ Mozart Puppets from Austria Archived 2010-05-30 at the Wayback Machine Festival of Fine Arts at the Florida Southern College
  17. ^ Musikalisches Puppenkabarett at the Eckelshausener Musiktage (in german)
  18. ^ Holland, Bernard (6 October 1985). "CHAMBERMUSIC: LOCKENHAUS FESTIVAL (Published 1985)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2017-11-24.

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