Concerts & Events 2022

Koblenz International Guitar Competition Hubert Käppel 1st Round

Prelude Concert to the 30th Koblenz Guitar Festival, Choir and Orchestra of the Hochschule für Musik Mainz with music by Ludwig van Beethoven (Messe C-Dur op. 86, Conductor: Christian Rohrbach) and Johannes Brahms (Sinfonie c-moll op. 68, Conductor: Wolfram Koloseus)

Koblenz Guitar Competition 1st Round

Koblenz Competition Winners: Carlo Curatolo (Italy), 1st Prize 2021

Solo recital Manuel Barrueco (USA/Cuba)

Koblenz Guitar Competition 1st Round

Koblenz Competition Winners: Liying Zhu (China), 1st Prize 2015

Solo recital Alvaro Pierri (Uruguay)

Koblenz Guitar Competition Intermediate Round

Koblenz Competition Winners: Igor Klokov (Russia), 1st Prize 2019

Solo recital Marcin Dylla (Poland)

Koblenz Guitar Competition 2nd Round

Lecture Marcelo Kayath (GuitarCoop Sāo Paulo): Heitor Villa-Lobos and Brazilian Music

Koblenz Competition Winners: Gabriel Bianco (France), 1st Prize 2007

Aniello Desiderio (Italy) & Zoran Dukic (Croatia), CD-Release Concert ‘Live in Koblenz’ in cooperation with the GuitarCoop São Paulo

Koblenz Guitar Competition 2nd Round

Lecture Michael Macmeeken (Guitar Heritage Editions):
New critical guitar editions, a fresh look and update for Sor and Llobet

Koblenz Competition  Winners: Marko Topchii (Ukraine), 1st Prize 2020

Friday Night for Guitar & Orchestra, Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie directed by Pavel Baleff (Bulgaria ), Dale Kavanagh & Thomas Kirchhoff (Amadeus-Duo, Canada/Germany), Hans-Werner Huppertz (Germany), Goran Krivokapic (Germany/Montenegro) and Lorenzo Micheli & Matteo Mela (SoloDuo, Italy) with music by Ralph Vaughan Williams (Ouverture to ‘The Wasps’), Stephen Goss (Koblenz Concerto for two guitars and orchestra), Joaquín Rodrigo (Concierto andaluz for four guitars and orchestra) and Nikolai Rimsky-Korssakoff (Capriccio espagnol)

Matinee Judicaël Perroy (France)

Lecture/Concert Alberto Mesirca (Italy):
New perspectives on tradition, Sylvano Bussotti, Claudio Ambrosini, Frantz Casséus and Angelo Gilardino (in Memoriam)

Koblenz Competition Winners: Goran Krivokapic (Germany/Montenegro), 1st Prize 2003

Solo recital David Russell (Scotland)

Matinee Lukasz Kuropaczewski (Poland)

New works for solo guitar by Birger Petersen, Immanuel Ott, Oliver Korte, Markus Roth and Matthias Schlothfeldt (Germany). All works commissioned by the Koblenz Guitar Festival & Academy. Premiered by  Tomasz Zawierucha (Poland), Otto Tolonen (Finland), Liying Zhu (China), Tristan Angenendt (Germany) and Goran Krivokapic (Cermany/Montenegro). All works will be performed twice, in-between a round table discussion with the composers will take place, chaired by Prof. Dr. Stephen Goss (GB)

Blaue Stunde, Concert surprise with music for guitar and voice

30 Years of Jazz at Koblenz Guitar Festival, gala concert with the Sebastian Sternal Trio (Sebastian Sternal – Piano, Henning Sieverts – Double Bass, Jonas Burgwinkel – Drums, all D) featuring  Wolfgang Muthspiel (Guitar,  Austria)

Lifetime Achievement Award of the Koblenz International Guitar Academy for Hubert Käppel

Koblenz International Guitar Competition Hubert Käppel, Final

Prizewinner’s concert and Prizegiving for the Koblenz International Guitar Competition Hubert Käppel 2022, initiated by the the Ensemble of the Junior Guitar Academy directed by Jörg Gauchel