Thomas Hoppe

Thomas Hoppe is widely recognized as one of the finest piano partners of his generation. He has performed with artists such as Itzhak Perlman, Antje Weithaas, Vilde Frang, Bomsori Kim, Tabea Zimmermann and Jens Peter Maintz, to name but a few. Born in 1971, the German pianist went to the USA as a student of Lee Luvisi and later completed his studies at the Juilliard School in New York City, where he was a long-time studio pianist for Dorothy DeLay and Itzhak Perlman. As pianist of the ATOS Trio he performs worldwide and has won many prizes. Recently, a complete recording of Ludwig van Beethoven's piano trios was released as a live recording from Wigmore Hall. Hoppe also regularly tours internationally and records with the ensemble 4.1 piano windtet. The pianist teaches master classes in piano accompaniment and chamber music throughout Europe, Australia, China, South America and the USA. Appearances with string quartets complete his concert schedule - with the Shanghai Quartet, the Modigliani Quartet, the Simply Quartet or the Mandelring Quartet. Since April 2018 he is professor of piano chambermusic and instrumental accompanying at the Folkwang University in Essen, Germany. Thomas Hoppe lives with his family and a small dog in Berlin.