Speyer, Germany
Bernhard Weller and Götz Valter stage the rise of the Habsburgs as a fast-paced comedy - 250 years of medieval power struggles told through more than 20 lightning-quick role changes.
Around 30 young guitarists from across Germany, hand-picked by the Landesmusikrat Baden-Württemberg, perform a programme ranging from classical works to jazz and contemporary pieces written especially for this ensemble.
Jazz guitarist Daniel Stelter with bandmates Tommy Baldy and Michael Pauckers presents his album "Wooden Songs". A concert by the musician who has performed with Al Jarreau, Nils Landgren and many other world-class artists.
Guitarist and oud player Amir-John Haddad - Grammy-nominated Radio Tarifa veteran and Hans Zimmer collaborator - performs as EL AMIR alongside singer Sabrina Romero and percussionist Ricardo Espinosa.
Söhne Mannheims Jazz Department plays a special show in Speyer with both guitarists Kosho and Thilo Zirr on stage together for the first time, joined by Joe Reinhuber on tenor saxophone.
Classical guitar professor Thomas Müller-Pering presents a concert of romantic classics featuring works by masters of the Spanish and Latin American guitar tradition.
Award-winning cabaret artist Christine Prayon - known to many as Birte Schneider from heute show - brings a show that trades pure criticism for utopias and alternatives, with no piano in sight.