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

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.

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.

In 1955 he moved to Vienna, Austria, where he studied piano, 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.

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

References
  1. "Lagger Shetler". Winterreise. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  2. "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
  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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