Giovanni Hoffer

french horn

Giovanni Hoffer ranks as one of the best and innovative horn players on the Italian music scene, easily approaching a wide variety of musical languages, from the classical repertoire (working with conductors such as Lorin Maazel, Riccardo Muti, Daniele Gatti, Daniel Barenboim and Georges Prêtre) to the jazz one, being regularly invited to “Umbria Jazz” “Roma Jazz Festival” and “Ancona Jazz” in collaborations with artists such as Quincy Jones, Wayne Shorter, Paolo Fresu, Kenny Wheeler, Francesco Cafiso, Ethan Iverson, and Xavier Girotto. Extremely appreciated also as French horn teacher, Giovanni regularly holds masterclasses in all Europe both for the classical and the jazz rep. He recently released two new albums: “Echi” for Jazz Horn and String quintet, and “I Loves you Porgy” in duo with pianist  Alessandro Altarocca.