The basic program-idea of the festival is to give the audience a high quality overview of what happens, in a broad sense, in the field of (“better”) contemporary music, and to promote a leading artist in each style.

Previous editions featured a.o. Barbara Hendricks, Philip Glass, Fazil Say, Caetano Veloso, Paco de Lucía, Nuevo Ballet Español, Jan Garbarek&The Hilliard Ensemble, Pat Metheny, the Buena Vista Social Club, Ruben Gonzalez / Afro-Cuban All Stars, Shirley Bassey, Véronique Sanson, Maceo Parker, Marc Ribot & Los Cubanos Postizos, Juliette Gréco, Dave Brubeck, Omara Portuondo, etc…