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Foundation Ambassador in Bangkok and Tokio

Bangkok - Guitar Festival
Masayuki Kato, 2004
Masayuki Kato, 2004
Masayuki Kato, member of the Board of Directors of the Hermann Hauser Guitar Foundation, took part in the International Guitar Festival in Bangkok, which took place for the fourth time,
at the end of October. He was head of the jury in the categories “Junior Competition“ (up to 16 year of age), and „Senior Competition“ (17 or more year of age). He gave master classes for guitarists from Thailand, USA and Japan. His concerts with a 1959 Hauser guitar and Mrs. Yukiyo Hakata, piano, inspired the audience. There were guitar makers from Germany and Japan amongst the visitors of the festival.
The Hauser guitar was admired by all who were interested and it was agreed upon that it was
the first Hauser guitar in Bangkok.

Tokyo – Gendai Guitar
Masayuki Kato visited the editor in charge of the „Gendai Guitar“ magazine and informed her about the aims of the Hermann Hauser Guitar Foundation. She was very pleased and interested, so she promised to report on the Foundation in one of the upcoming issues.

Tokyo – Niibori Guitar Academy
Talks between Masayuki Kato and professors of the Niibori Guitar Academy contained possible cooperation and student exchange between the Niibori Guitar Academy and the Guitar University of the HHGF in Munich.
55 guitarists of the Niibori Guitar Academy played concerts in Fellbach on Nov.13, 2004 and in Schwäbisch Gmünd on Nov.14, 2004, which was a grest experience for all attendees.

Tokyo - Niibori Guitar Academy celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2007
To mark this jubilee, the Niibori Orchesters will play concerts in Europe, conducted by Mr. Niibori.

http://www.geocities.com/bangkokguitar/E03_festival2004.html

Nov 25, 2004