Concerts & Events 2026

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

06.00 pm | Sayner Hütte 
Prelude Concert to the 34th Rhine Guitar Festival & Academy, Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie, Roland Hendrikx (Clarinet, Belgium), Michel Tilkin (Musical Director, Belgium) with music by Ludwig van Beethoven (Overture „Coriolan“ Op. 62), Carl Maria von Weber (Clarinet Concerto No.1 in F minor, Op.73) and Antonin Dvořák (Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88)

10.00 am | Schloss Engers
Guitar Competition 1^st round  

03.00 pm | Schloss Engers
Luthier’s Stage

05.00 pm | Kapelle Heinrich-Haus
Solo recital Virgile Barthe (France, 1st Prize 2025)

08.00 pm | Sayner Hütte 
Music for two guitars, GolzDanilov Duo (Sören Golz & Ivan Danilov, Germany)

10.00 am | Schloss Engers
Guitar Competition 1^st round  

03.00 pm | Schloss Engers
Luthier’s Stage

05.00 pm | Kapelle Heinrich-Haus
Solo recital Igor Klokov (Germany, 1st Prize 2019)

08.00 pm | Sayner Hütte
Midweek Concert Series, concert I Marcin Dylla (Poland), concert II Zoran Dukic (Croatia)

09.00 am | Schloss Engers
Practice of Interpretation I: Contemporary Music for Guitar(s), short concerts, explanations and discussion with Klara Tomljanovič (Slovenia), Igor Klokov, GolzDanilov Duo, Hye-Min Lee (Germany), Raphael Brandstädter (Germany), Prof. Dr. Immanuel Ott (Germany/moderation and direction) and others

03.00 am | Schloss Engers
Luthier’s Stage

05.00 pm | Kapelle Heinrich-Haus
Solo recital Liying Zhu (China, 1st Prize 2015)

08.00 pm | Sayner Hütte
Midweek Concert Series, concert III Judicaël Perroy (France), concert IV Alvaro Pierri (Uruguay)

10.00 am | Schloss Engers
Guitar Competition 2nd round  

03.00 pm | Schloss Engers
Luthier’s Stage

05.00 pm | Kapelle Heinrich-Haus
Solo recital Campbell Diamond (Australia, 1st Prize 2017)

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

10.00 am | Schloss Engers
Guitar Competition 2nd round  

03.00 pm | Schloss Engers
Luthier’s Stage

05.00 pm | Kapelle Heinrich-Haus
Solo recital Marko Topchii (Ukraine, 1st Prize 2020)

08.00 pm | Sayner Hütte
Friday Night for Guitar & Orchestra, Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie, Meng Su (Guitar, China), Aniello Desiderio (Guitar, Italy) and Ivo Hentschel (Musical Director, Germany) with music by Gioacchino Rossini (overture to ‘La Cenerentola’), Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra No. 2 in C major, Op. 60), Joaquín Rodrigo (‘Concierto de Aranjuez’ for guitar and orchestra) and Aristides Strongylis (2020, World Premiere)

09.00 am | Schloss Engers
Practice of Interpretation II: Workshops, Lectures, Masterclasses

12.00 pm | Schloss Engers
Lecture recital Alexander S. Ramirez (D/Peru): The way to Barrios, three centuries of original Guitar Music from Latinoamérica

02.00 pm | Schloss Engers
Lecture Matei Rusu (Romania): D’Addario – A History of String Manufacturing

04.00 pm | Kapelle Heinrich-Haus
Solo recital Gabriel Bianco (France, 1st Prize 2007)

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
Practice of Interpretation III: Workshops, Lectures, Masterclasses

10.00 am | Kapelle Heinrich-Haus
Festive Pentecost Mass in collaboration with the Heinrich-Haus, with music by soloists and ensembles from the festival

12.00 pm | Schloss Engers
Lecture recital Fabio Zanon (Brasil): Guitar Music from the Black Americas

03.00 pm | Kapelle Heinrich-Haus
„Cantabile“ CD Release Concert Kristina Vårlid (Norway)

05.00 pm | Kapelle Heinrich-Haus
Solo recital Julia Trintschuk (Germany)

8.00 pm | Sayner Hütte
Wandelkonzert on Pentecost Sunday
Concert I Krupp'sche Halle:
Solo recital Lukasz Kuropaczewski (Poland)
Concert II Gießhalle:
Lukasz Kuropaczewski Open Music Project (Poland) feat. Lukasz Kuropaczewski (Guitar), Maciej Frackiewicz (Accordion) and Bartek Miler (Percussion + Electronics)

11.00 am | Schloss Engers
Lifetime Achievement Award of the Rhine International Guitar Academy, Musical Ceremony for Alvaro Pierri 

02.30 pm | Schloss Engers
Hubert Käppel International Guitar Competition Finale

07.30 pm | Schloss Engers
Prizewinner’s concert and Prizegiving for the Hubert Käppel International Guitar Competition 2026