Concerts & Events 2025

11.00 am| Schloss Engers
Koblenz Guitar Competition Hubert Käppel 1^st round

05.00 am | Sayner Hütte
Vernissage, Soundart Installations for the Koblenz Guitar Festival & Academy 2025 at the Sayner Hütte, Department Soundart|Composition of the Hochschule für Musik Mainz under the direction of Prof. Peter Kiefer und Prof. Stefan Fricke (Germany)

06.00 am | Sayner Hütte
Prelude Concert to the 33^rd Koblenz Guitar Festival & Academy, Symphony Orchestra of the Hochschule für Musik Mainz directed by Wolfram Koloseus (Austria) and Manuel Fischer-Dieskau (Violoncello/Germany) with music by Ludwig van Beethoven and Antonín Dvořák

10.00 am| Schloss Engers
Koblenz Guitar Competition 1^st round

05.00 pm | Kapelle Heinrich-Haus
Solo recital Gabriel Bianco (France)

08.00 pm | Sayner Hütte
Opening concert, Music for two guitars, Aniello Desiderio (Italy) & Zoran Dukic (Croatia)

10.00 am | Schloss Engers
Koblenz Guitar Competition 1^st round

05.00 pm | Kapelle Heinrich-Haus
Solo recital Meng Su (China)

08.00 pm | Sayner Hütte
Music by Heitor Villa-Lobos and Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Kammerchor der Hochschule für Musik Mainz directed by Mihály Zeke (Hungary/Germany), Oxalis Quartett (Stefan Besan 1st Violin, Friederike Kampick 2nd Violin, Tim Düllberg Viola, Lucija Rupert Violoncello) and Alvaro Pierri (Guitar/Uruguay)

10.00 am| Schloss Engers
Seminar An Afterthought on Music I directed by Prof. Dr. Immanuel Ott (Germany)

05.00 pm | Kapelle Heinrich-Haus
Solo recital Goran Krivokapic (Montenegro/Germany)

08.00 pm| Sayner Hütte
Solorecital Manuel Barrueco (USA/Cuba)

10.00 am | Schloss Engers
Koblenz Guitar Competition 2^nd round

05.00 pm| Kapelle Heinrich-Haus
Solo recital Pavel Steidl (Czech Republic)

08.00 pm| Sayner Hütte
Gypsy Swing & Acoustic Jazz, Joscho Stephan Trio (Germany) feat. Joscho Stephan (Guitar), Sven Jungbeck (Guitar) and Volker Kamp (Double Bass)

10.00 am | Schloss Engers
Koblenz Guitar Competition 2^nd round

05.00 pm| Kapelle Heinrich-Haus
Solo recital Tilman Hoppstok (Germany)

08.00 pm | Sayner Hütte
Music for flute and guitar, Patrick Gallois (Flute/France) & Judicaël Perroy (Guitar/France)

09.00 am | Schloss Engers
Seminar An Afterthought on Music II

12.00 am | Kapelle Heinrich-Haus
Concert lecture: Music for Fortepiano and Guitar with Sheila Arnold (India/D) & Alexander S. Ramirez (D/Peru)

04.00 pm | Kapelle Heinrich-Haus
Music for Lute, Evangelina Mascardi (Argentina) plays Bach, Weiss and Kellner

05.30 pm | Schloss Engers
Reception of the Koblenz International Guitar Society e.V.

08.00 pm | Sayner Hütte
Solo recital David Russell (Scotland)

09.00 am | Schloss Engers
Seminar An Afterthought on Music III

12.00 am | Schloss Engers
To his 80^th birthday: Concert lecture with Štěpán Rak (Czech Republic) & Kristina Vårlid (Norway)

03.00 pm | Kapelle Heinrich-Haus
Solor recital Hao Yang (China), 1^st Prize Koblenz Guitar Competition 2024

05.00 pm | Kapelle Heinrich-Haus
Solo recital Margarita Escarpa (Spain)

08.00 pm | Sayner Hütte
Sunday Night for Guitar and Orchestra, Koblenz Guitar Festival Chamber Orchestra, Marcin Dylla (Guitar/Poland) and Łukasz Kuropaczewski (Guitar/Poland) with music by Krzysztof Penderecki, Anatolijus Šenderovas and others

11.00 am | Schloss Engers
Lifetime Achievement Award of the Koblenz International Guitar Academy, Musical Ceremony for David Russell

02.30 pm | Schloss Engers
Koblenz International Guitar Competition Hubert Käppel Final

07.30 pm | Schloss Engers
Prizewinner’s concert and Prizegiving for the Koblenz International Guitar Competition 2025