MainWeltmusik Festival Programm 2026

       

12th International MainWeltmusik Festival 2026

On June 13, 2026, the courtyard of the Büsing Palais will once again become an international meeting place for music, cultures and lived diversity. The 12th International MainWeltmusik Festival brings together artists from different parts of the world and sends a powerful message for openness, social dialogue and peaceful coexistence. As part of the cultural program of the World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026, the festival sees itself as a musical space for democracy, cultural participation and international exchange. Under the motto “Songs Without Borders – for Cultural Diversity, Togetherness and Lived Democracy” the festival creates an evening that combines artistic excellence with social impact.

A project/An event by Su Arts e.V. as part of WDC 2026. WDC 2026 is funded by the State of Hesse, the City of Frankfurt/Main and the Kulturfonds Frankfurt RheinMain.

Program & Artists

This year, Shantel, who combines Balkan and world music with modern stage energy and reaches a wide international audience with his distinctive style—will perform at the festival with a special performance. From Kenya, Nina Ogot will bring the vibrant rhythms of Africa to the courtyard of the Büsing Palais with her unique Afro-folk voice.

At the center of the festival’s musical program is the MainWeltmusik Festival Chamber Orchestra, featuring musicians from the Capitol Symphony Orchestra Offenbach, regarded as one of Offenbach’s long-established and respected orchestras. This orchestra will appear on stage with the support of the Head of the Office for Cultural Management of the City of Offenbach am Main, Dr. Ralph Philipp Ziegler, and conducted by Umut Fırat Yükselir.

Among the artists performing together with the orchestra are composer and singer Hasan Yükselir, Dijle Yükselir with her impressive voice, the young and talented pianist Tuna Bilgin, Bosnian accordionist Almir Mešković and Romanian-Serbian violinist Daniel Lazăr, bağlama virtuoso Vural Güler, Tunisian qanun virtuoso Farah Fersi, as well as German singer Katrin Glenz with her expressive voice.

The artistic director of the festival, Hasan Yükselir, pursues the goal of bringing together different musical traditions of international artists and connecting coexistence and peace through the universal language of music on a shared platform. In doing so, democratic values become visible, rooted in trust, friendship, and a vibrant culture of living together. The evening will be hosted by Mehmet Harmancı, who has been actively engaged for many years in Offenbach in the fields of education, family, social life, culture, and social dialogue.

Patronage & Support

The festival is held under the patronage of:

Dr. Felix Schwenke
Timon Gremmels
Tarek Al-Wazir

The realization of the festival is made possible in particular through the support of:

Kulturfonds Frankfurt RheinMain GmbH
Dr. Marschner Stiftung
Kulturstiftung der Sparkasse Offenbach
Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung, Kunst und Kultur
Stadt Offenbach am Main

Offenbacher Stadtmarketinggesellschaft mbH

We would also like to express our special thanks to the City of Offenbach am Main — especially the Office for Cultural Management and the Office for Public Relations — for their longstanding support, solidarity and continuous commitment to culture.

A Festival of Dialogue

The MainWeltmusik Festival is more than a concert evening. It is a place of encounter, cultural exchange and shared visions for the future. Music creates connections beyond language, religion and origin, opening spaces for mutual understanding and human connection.

The 12th International MainWeltmusik Festival warmly invites all music and culture enthusiasts to become part of this special evening filled with international sounds, cultural diversity and shared emotions.

The MainWeltmusik Festival 2026 warmly invites all music and culture enthusiasts to become part of this special encounter.

This festival is dedicated to you, to your endless dreams—and to those who share them.

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