THOMAS HOPPE

Thomas Hoppe is internationally recognised as an exceptional collaborative pianist.

He performs frequently with instrumentalists and singers in the U.S. and in Europe and has concertized as Duopartner with such eminent artists as Itzhak Perlman, Joshua Bell, Antje Weithaas, Zakhar Bron, Tabea Zimmermann, Jens Peter Maintz, Alban Gerhardt and Frans Helmerson, to name but a few. He has performed with string quartets such as the Shanghai, the Simply, the Mandelring, and the Modigliani Quartet.

As pianist of the ATOS Trio and the ensemble 4.1 piano windtet he performs throughout the world and records to highest acclaim.

Hoppe works regularly as official pianist for international competitions such as the Queen Elizabeth Brussels, Joseph Joachim Hannover and Indianapolis. He has taught masterclasses in Collaborative Piano /Accompanying as well as Chambermusic throughout Europe, in Japan, China and the USA. In 2019 , he was jury member at the Trondheim International Chambermusic Competition.
He served as faculty member and staff accompanist for the Perlman Music Program at the invitation of Itzhak Perlman, whose entire studio Hoppe accompanied at the Juilliard School for many years.

After being full-time faculty at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler in Berlin, Thomas Hoppe followed a call in 2018 to Folkwang University as Professor for Piano Chamber music. He resides with his wife Sissy, three children Antonio, Maria and Samson, and their small dog Filou in Berlin.