He teaches classical guitar at the Hochschule für Musik Köln in Germany. Guitars International states that "Hubert Kappel is among the most influential teachers and guitarists of his generation."[1] Among his most successful students are Zoran Dukić, Goran Krivokapić, Laura Young, Marco Socias, Àlex Garrobé, Thomas Offerman, Petar Čulić.
He has performed internationally, both as a solo artist and as part of "Fénix - International Guitar Quartet" (Hubert Käppel, Sotiris Malasiotis (Greece), Luciano Marziali (Italy) and Piraí Vaca (Bolivia)). He has released several recordings [2] and music textbooks.[3]