Tilman Hoppstock

Tilman Hoppstock (*1961) has been highly acclaimed in the classical guitar scene for about four decades. Between 2003 and 2005 he was invited to teach as a guest professor at the Music University in Piteå (Sweden). In addition to his live performances, the artist has recorded 30 CDs. In 2010 and 2013 he published two critically acclaimed books about Bach’s Lute Works from the Guitarist’s Perspective. Besides his career as a recitalist, Mr. Hoppstock teaches international guitar classes at the Academy of Music at Darmstadt (Germany). In 2013 Tilman received the Darmstadt Music Award 2013 for his live work as guitarist, teacher, musicologist and publisher. In 2014 he obtained one‘s doctorate with his dissertation about The Polyphony in Bach‘s Lute Fugues.

Tilman Hoppstock will perform as part of the Prague Guitar Forum project. The Prague Guitar Forum consists of a two-day international conference in the field of classical guitar. This year's topic is baroque music.