Robert Stephen Hill, born on November 6, 1953, in Cebu City, Philippines, is an American harpsichordist and fortepianist. After studying harpsichord with Gustav Leonhardt at the Amsterdam Conservatory, where Hill received a soloist diploma in 1974, he completed a PhD at Harvard University in 1987 with a dissertation on Johann Sebastian Bach. From 1990 to 2018, Hill served as Professor of Historical Keyboard Instruments, Performance Practice and Chamber Music at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg in Germany. He later accepted the Eugene D. Eaton Jr. Chair in Baroque Music Performance at the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music, teaching harpsichord. With a recorded repertoire primarily focused on the works of Bach, Hill released recordings on labels including Archiv, CPO, and Naxos. His performances featured collaborations with artists such as Reinhard Goebel and Gottfried von der Goltz, as well as the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. His honors include the Erwin Bodky Award in 1982, the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik in 2001, and the Diapason d'Or in 2008.
