02.00 pm Rhein-Mosel-Halle Tagungszentrum
Koblenz International Guitar Competition Hubert Käppel 1. Round
06.00 pm Rhein-Mosel-Halle Großer Saal
'Prelude concert to the 26th Koblenz Guitar Festival' with the Symphony Orchestra of the Hochschule für Musik Mainz, directed by Wolfram Koloseus (Austria), with Mahir Kalmik (Horn, Germany), music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Overture to the “Magic Flute”, Concerto for Horn and Orchestra in E Flat Major KV 447, Jupiter Symphony) and Immanuel Ott („Saudades" for Orchestra, World Premier)

10.00 pm Rhein-Mosel-Halle Tagungszentrum
Koblenz International Guitar Competition Hubert Käppel 1. Round
08.00 pm Kurfürstliches Schloss Kaisersaal
Program change! Due to unforseen circumstances our dear friend and colleague Zoran Dukic cannot perform tonight.
In his place the wonderful Melis Duo (Alexis Muzurakis & Susana Prieto) will open the festival with music by Rodrigo, Scarlatti, Granados and others.

10.00 am Rhein-Mosel-Halle Tagungszentrum
Koblenz International Guitar Competition Hubert Käppel 1. Round
05.00 pm Rhein-Mosel-Halle Rheinsaal
Afternoon concert with Rovshan Mamedkuliev (Russia)
08.00 pm Kurfürstliches Schloss Kaisersaal
Solo recital with Aniello Desiderio (Italy)

05.00 pm Rhein-Mosel-Halle Rheinsaal
Afternoon concert with Graham Devine (Great Britain)
08.00 pm Kurfürstliches Schloss Kaisersaal
Solo recital with Manuel Barrueco (USA/Cuba)

10.00 am Rhein-Mosel-Halle Rheinsaal
Koblenz International Guitar Competition Hubert Käppel 2. Round
05.00 pm Rhein-Mosel-Halle Rheinsaal
Afternoon concert with Lukasz Kuropaczewski (Poland)
08.00 pm Kurfürstliches Schloss Kaisersaal
Solo recital with Alvaro Pierri (Uruguay)

10.00 am Rhein-Mosel-Halle Rheinsaal
Koblenz International Guitar Competition Hubert Käppel 2. Round
03.00 pm Rhein-Mosel-Halle Tagungszentrum
Lecture Prof. Dr. Stephen Goss (Great Britain):
Paganini and the Guitar
05.00 pm Rhein-Mosel-Halle Rheinsaal
Afternoon concert with Paganini Duo, Hubert Käppel (Guitar D) und Michael Dauth (Violin GB/D)
06.30 pm Kurfürstliches Schloss Gartensaal
25 years Koblenz Guitar Competition, reception of the Koblenz International Guitar Society
08.00 pm Rhein-Mosel-Halle Großer Saal
'Friday Night for Guitar & Orchestra’ Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie led by Marie Jacquot (France), Marcin Dylla (Guitar, Poland) and Gabriel Bianco (Guitar, France) with music by Emmanuel Chabrier (Suite pastorale), Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra No. 1 D-Major op. 99), Manuel Ponce (Concierto del Sur for Guitar and Orchestra) and Peter Tschaikowsky (Capriccio italien op. 45)

10.30 am Rhein-Mosel-Halle Rheinsaal
Lecture recital with Fabio Zanon (Brasil)
12.30 pm Liebfrauenkirche
Musik zur Marktzeit lunchtime concert with GolzDanilov Duo (Germany)
03.00 pm Rhein-Mosel-Halle Tagungszentrum
Lecture Prof. Dr. Stephen Goss (Great Britain)
Fingerprints of Style: Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco and Astor Piazzolla
05.00 pm Rhein-Mosel-Halle Rheinsaal
Afternoon concert with Koblenz Guitar Festival String Quintet, Hans-Werner Huppertz, Thomas Müller-Pering, Johannes Monno (all Guitar, Germany) with music by Mauro Giuliani, François de Fossa und Astor Piazzolla
08.00 pm Kurfürstliches Schloss Kaisersaal
Solo recital with David Russell (Scotland)

10.30 am Citykirche am Jesuitenplatz
Pentecost Sunday Mass in collaboration with the Arnsteiner Patres, with music provided by soloists and ensembles of the festival
03.00 pm Rhein-Mosel-Halle Tagungszentrum
Lecture Prof. Dr. Stephen Goss (Great Britain)
Pitches, Rhythms and Rests, are we mis-reading Bach’s Music?
05.00 pm Rhein-Mosel-Halle Rheinsaal
Afternoon concert with Goran Krivokapic (Montenegro) with music by Johann Sebastian Bach
08.00 pm Café Hahn Koblenz Güls
A Tribute to John Abercrombie, Memorial Concert with Frank Haunschild (Guitar, Germany/USA), Sebastian Sternal (Piano, Germany), Tilman Höhn (Guitar, Germany), Reza Askari (Double Bass, Germany), Fabian Arends (Drums, Germany)

11.00 am Rhein-Mosel-Halle Rheinsaal
Matinee with Campbell Diamond (Australia)
1st prize Koblenz Guitar Competition 2017
02.30 pm Kurfürstliches Schloss Kaisersaal
Koblenz International Guitar Competition Hubert Käppel, Final
07.30 pm Kurfürstliches Schloss Kaisersaal
Prizewinners' concert and Prizegiving for the Koblenz International Guitar Competition „Hubert Käppel“ 2018, initiated by the Ensemble of the Junior Guitar Academy