Thomas Hoppe is widely recognized as an exceptional piano partner.
He has performed with artists such as Itzhak Perlman, Antje Weithaas, Ning Feng, Tabea Zimmermann, Vilde Frang, Bomsori Kim, Ulf Wallin and Frans Helmerson, to name but a few. During the season of 24/25 he appeared as Duo partner at Carnegie Hall´s Stern Auditorium, at Edinburgh Fetival, Wigmore Hall, Hamburg´s Elbphilarmonie, Tonhalle Zürich and many other distinguished venues.
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 and awards since the group´s inception in 2003. 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.
For what has been almost two decades, Hoppe continues his association as piano partner for international competitions, such as the Concours Reine Elisabeth in Brussels, the Joseph Joachim Violin Competition in Hannover or the Indianapolis Violin Competition.The pianist teaches master classes in piano accompaniment and chamber music throughout Europe, Australia, China, South America and the USA, and has served as a jury member at Chamber Music competitions in Trondheim, in Graz or at the ARD Munich.
Appearances with well-known string quartets complete his concert schedule - with the Shanghai Quartet, the Modigliani Quartet, the Mandelring Quartet or the Simply Quartet.
Since April 2018 he is professor of piano chambermusic at the Folkwang University in Essen. Since 2025, he is also responsible for the new department of "Instrumental Accompanying as a major" at that institution.
Thomas Hoppe lives with his family and a small dog in Berlin.
