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