German guitarist Hubert Käppel is one of the few internationally acclaimed classical guitarists whose extraordinary interpretations have set new standards in performance.

In 2022, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Koblenz International Guitar Academy for more than four decades of contribution to the classical guitar repertoire and interpretation.

Since his acclaimed recording of Bach’s Sixth Partita for Keyboard, Käppel has toured as a soloist, with orchestras, and chamber ensembles across Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia. He has performed and taught at leading international festivals, served on prestigious juries, and recorded for numerous radio and TV networks, with albums released by Zweitausendeins, GSP San Francisco, FSM Exaudio, and KSGEXAUDIO.

As one of the most influential guitar teachers of our time, Käppel has trained over 100 first-prize-winning guitarists at the Hochschule für Musik Köln and the Koblenz International Guitar Academy. Many of his students now hold international performing careers and professorships at major conservatories, including Zoran Dukic, Laura Young, Marco Socias, Alex Garrobé, Enno Voorhorst, Goran Krivokapić, Thomas Offermann, Nora Buschmann, David Dyakov, Chiawei Lin, Campbell Diamond, Ema Kapor, and Igor Klokov.

In 2004, the Koblenz International Guitar Competition Hubert Käppel was named in his honor. Since 2016, he has been a guest professor at the University of Shenzhen, China, and remains a highly sought-after educator worldwide.

Since 2017, he has performed with Australian-English violinist Michael Dauth as part of the Duo Käppel/Dauth.

His publication The Bible of Classical Guitar Technique is celebrated internationally as one of the finest technical guides ever written and was translated into Chinese in 2021. Since 2018, he has directed the Master’s program at the Hochschule für Musik / Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.

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