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News Personnel Prof Stefan Tischler appointed Professor of Tuba

Photo: Ulli Tischler, Source: HfM

The Nuremberg University of Music is pleased to announce that Prof. Stefan Tischler has been appointed Professor of Tuba from 1 October 2024. He is a familiar face at the university, having taught the tuba class as a lecturer and honorary professor for the past 8 years.

When asked about the atmosphere at Nuremberg University of Music, Prof Stefan Tischler said: "I appreciate the family atmosphere at this wonderful university! Practical and lively teaching is simply lived here, short distances, uncomplicated communication and flat hierarchies are known to make everyday work easier".

On working with budding artists, he explained: "I believe that a good teacher should never stop learning! Working with the students, I often find answers to questions that I have been asking myself for a long time. After all, it is a great responsibility and task to offer young people inspiration, perspective and a way to explore and immerse themselves in the wonderful world of music-making. "

His teaching also inspires and supports him as a performing musician: his wealth of experience as an orchestral musician, chamber musician and soloist forms an important basis for his teaching, says Prof Stefan Tischler.

He looks forward to "continuing to make an active contribution to a vibrant university where students receive an excellent education and the best possible support on their way to a bright professional future with lots of fantastic music!

Stefan Tischler is from Gütersloh in Westphalia and has been principal tuba of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Munich since 2010.

While studying with Professor Walter Hilgers at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Weimar, he first joined the Essen Philharmonic (2000-2007) and then the Bavarian State Opera in Munich (2007-2010).

He has made guest appearances with many of Europe's leading orchestras, including the Vienna Philharmonic, the Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich and the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra.

Stefan Tischler has been teaching at the Nuremberg University of Music since 2016, initially as an honorary professor. He was appointed professor of tuba in 2024. He is also a regular guest lecturer at masterclasses in many cultural centres around the world.