Tilman Hoppstock

Born in 1961, Tilman Hoppstock studied guitar and cello in Darmstadt and Cologne, Germany. He has been teaching guitar classes at the Gutenberg University in Mainz and the Academy of
Music in Darmstadt for more than 20 years and additionally teaches chamber music, guitar
harmony and counterpoint Music.
For the last 20 years Tilman Hoppstock has toured the world performing in some of the most important concert halls from Paris to London and from New York to San Francisco as well in cities like Berlin, Jerusalem, Athens, Istanbul, Tokyo, Boston, Singapore, Casablanca, Martinique and Mexico-City.
Between 1982 and 1985 he gave more than 300 recitals in Europe and overseas.

In addition, he has appeared in concerts and made radio, television and commercial recordings with
many ensembles and chamber artists such as Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Peter Wolf (cello),
Rainer Zipperling (Baroque cello), Duo Gruber/Maklar, the Rubio String Quartet and
Alexis Weissenberg (piano).
He has recorded 20 LPs/CDs which have been received with enthusiasm by the press. In 1999, Tilman Hoppstock and his partner in duet, singer Christoph Prégardien, were awarded the ‘Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik’ (2/99) for their CD ‘songs of love & death’ (SIGNUM X 95-00).

Hessen Radio and Deutschlandfunk presented a feature on him in 1998.

In addition to his performing career, Tilman Hoppstock has gained recognition as a publisher of
over 50 music editions for children (chambermusic) and advanced guitar students, and of
arrangements of baroque works for solo guitar (Froberger, L. Couperin, Buxtehude, Bach). His
expertise in Ancient Music resulted in the publication of a critically acclaimed scientific edition of
Bach’s works for Lute which is now regarded a standard source by guitarists all over the world.

He runs musicological seminars ( „The art of fugue by Bach“ - „Etudes and Preludes by
Villa-Lobos“ - „The music for guitar by Leo Brouwers“ - „Different style of harpsichord music
by Froberger, Buxtehude and Bach“ - „The complete studies by Fernando Sor“)
and has been a very welcome guest at festivals in Europe and overseas for years now.

In 1998/99 Tilman Hoppstock took invitations to give concerts and masterclasses at the
“Royal Academy of Music” in London, at the “Manhattan School of Music”
in New York and in 2006 at the "University of South California" in Los Angeles.
Between 2003-2005 he was invited to teach as a guest professor at the Music – High School in
Piteå (Sweden).

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