The Swiss violinist Esther Hoppe is amongst the most interesting artists of her generation. Highly acclaimed by the press for her beautiful tone, her exceptional stylistic assurance and her sensitive yet virtuosic performances she always lets her stupendous technique serve the purest music making.
After studying in Basel (Musik-Akademie Basel), Philadelphia (Curtis Institute of Music), London (Guildhall School of Music and Drama) and Zürich (Zürcher Hochschule der Künste) she went on to win the 1st Prize at the 8th Salzburg's International Mozart Competition. Soon after she founded the Tecchler Trio with whom she concertized intensively until 2011. The trio won several first prizes at important competitions, such as the 1st prize at the ARD-competition in Munich in 2007.
Since 2013 Esther Hoppe has been professor of violin at the University Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. She leads an exciting concert calendar and performs as a soloist with Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchener Kammerorchester, Orchestre Les Siècles Paris, Kammerorchester Basel, Zürcher Kammerorchester amongst others, and her chamber music partners include Clemens and Veronika Hagen, Nicolas Altstaedt, Vilde Frang, Heinz Holliger, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Alexander Lonquich, Christian Poltéra and Ronald Brautigam. Esther Hoppe is a regular guest at festivals such as Lockenhaus, Ernen, Luzern, Gstaad, Delft, Prussia Cove, Styriarte etc.
After her first CD for Claves Records (2014, with works by Mozart and Strawinsky with the pianist Alasdair Beatson) was highly acclaimed by the press, a second CD, released in January 2017 by the same recording label and with the contribution, once more, of Alasdair Beatson, with sonatas by Mozart and Poulenc, was also very warmly received. She has also recorded with Virgin Classics, Neos, Concentus Records, and Ars Musici.
Esther Hoppe plays on a 1690 Gioffredo Cappa violin. She lives with her family in Zürich.