REVIEWS - english

“A playful interchange of light and dark shades with endless worlds of sound full of passion and conscientiousness...Tilman Hoppstock belongs to those artists who make you forget the instrument.“                 

Alexis Weissenberg (Paris, 1992)

“Tilman Hoppstock is an exceptional phenomenon in our guitarworld.“                 

Karl Scheit (Vienna, 1981)

„Tilman Hoppstock‘s playing is cantabile and virtuoso, combined with a fascinating musicality.“

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (1981)

„This guitarist is already a master shaper of phrases and manipulator of dynamics

- definetely a budding major talent.“

Richmond-Times (USA, 1983)

“Mr. Hoppstock may be counted among the best of the new wave of today younger guitarists“

John Duarte (England, 1985)

“...impressing authentically, quite near the harpsichord. Hoppstock’s interpretation of the First French Suite BWV 812 by Johann Sebastian Bach receives philosophical depth... and he always plays

with a permanently excellent fine sound.”
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 1/94

“The most outstanding personality of this current end of century, from the evidence of recordings,

is that German guitarist Tilman Hoppstock, who has released the best guitar recordings of

the last ten years.“

Angelo Gilardino (Italy, 1995)

“Tilman Hoppstock is an exceptional player, with a fine sense of style and unfailing sensitivity,

and a technician of the first water.“

Gramophone (England, 1997)

„Tilman Hoppstock‘s perfect performance, his extreme sensibility and a broad range of timbres and nuances, but also this extraordinary articulation in his playing makes him to one of the greatest guitarists in our century.”

Les Cahiers de la Guitare (Paris, No. 66/1998)

“Tilman Hoppstock is one of those artists who are able to rescue the guitar from that clinch of classic-iberianmusic. He is presenting music from composers Toru Takemitsu and Leo Brouwer, but also - quite courageous – fantastic pieces by unknown composers. Perfect!“

Fono-Forum 4/04

“Tilman Hoppstock belongs to that generation of young virtuosos, who are – because of modern studio equipment up from the beginning – deeply involved in listening and analyzing music well structured. Bravo in all terms of critics!“

Klassik heute 3/04