| Dear friends of the International Guitar Festival Hersbruck! The 10th International Guitar Festival Hersbruck is over. We've heard lots of amazing concerts and took part in amazing master classes and workshops. Leo Brouwer's master class was undoubtedly one of the highlights. The presentation of the Canadian master Eli Kassner was not announced in advance but just as interesting. 
Students and audience were delighted by the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet and the royal family of the guitar Los Romeros. Cañizares y Grupo made the hearts of the flamenco-fans leap for joy and the Fingerstyle experts Don Ross, Pete Huttlinger, Franco Morone, Michael Langer and Thomas Fellow casted a spell over the audience. Jazz enthusiasts get their money's worth with Susan Weinert and friends of early music were delighted by lutenist Eduardo Egüez. Carlo Domeniconi convinced the audience by lyric interpretation of his own music, Johannes Tonio Kreusch and Josep Henríquez were extremely popular among the students. The finishing concert, performed by the three bands made up of the band workshop was a real treat. The up-and-coming musicians practised for two days with Stephan Bormann, Martin Engelien and Mel Gaynor. The result was a great party. Thank you all for that! The anniversary was not only one of the best festivals in Hersbruck: with nearly 3.500 concert-goers and more than 100 students it was the most successful. Lots of pictures (most by Thomas Geiger) you will find in our Gallery. Live reports you can watch in Hersbruck TV. Nice pictures of the Fingerstyle-Night and the Band Workshop were made by Rolf Markmann. We hope you enjoyed the festival just like we did and we are looking forward to next year! Your festival team | 
