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Hopkinson Smith
Born in New York City, New York on December 7, 1946, Hopkinson Smith is known as
one of the greatest lutenists of his generation. He is best known for focusing
on Renaissance and Baroque music. Son of writer and photographer G. E. Kidder
Smith, Hopkinson Smith learned classical guitar and when he discovered early
music, he be refocused his attention on the lute. He graduated from Harvard
University with honors in 1972, and then relocated to Europe the following year.
After lessons in musicology with Alfred Deller and lute practice with Eugen M.
Dombois at the Schola Cantorum in B...
