Tilman Hoppstock (*1961) studied guitar and cello in Darmstadt and Cologne. Since 1978 he has undertaken concert tours to the most important culture centres everywhere.

Beside his many live performances, Hoppstock has recorded about 25 CDs which have been received enthusiastically by the press. In 1999, he and his partner in duet, singer Christoph Prégardien, were awarded the ‘Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik’ for their CD ‘Songs of Love & Death’ now on Christophorus CHR77320. Tilman Hoppstock has gained recognition as a publisher of over 80 music editions for children and advanced guitar students, and now of these arrangements of baroque works for solo guitar. His expertise in Ancient Music has resulted in the publication of a critically acclaimed scientific edition of Bach’s works for Lute which is regarded as the standard source by guitarists all over the world.