Heike Matthiesen is one of Germany's leading guitarists whose virtuosity and spirited performance, coupled with a charismatic stage presence, are regularly highlighted by the press. Born in Braunschweig, she received a comprehensive musical training on the piano at an early age and only took up the guitar when she was 18. About a year later, she started studying at the Frankfurt Hochschule. Pepe Romero, who tought her for several years, was the formative influence on her playing. In addition, she attended a large number of master classes, inter alia with Manuel Barrueco, David Russel, Roland Dyens, Alvaro Pierri and Leo Brouwer. Apart form her solo commitment, Heike Matthiesen regularly performs with chamber music ensembles, and since 1997 she has been closely affiliated with the Villa Musica Mainz. She has appeared with Los Romeros and, in 2005, recorded a CD with the Spanish Art Guitar Quartet ( "Bolero", NCA). Heike Matthiesen has performed in many different countries, including th US, Russia, Japan, China, France, Spain, Italy, Poland, Iceland, Mexico, Switzerland, Austria and Bulgaria, and is very welcome guest at festival and in guitar concert series. She has had two recordings with Tyrolis, on "Sol y luna" with a Spanish-South-American repertoire and "Tristemusette", an internationally acclaimed portrait of Roland Dyens. Serenade with transcriptions from Mozart, Schubert and Beethoven was released May 2013 with CDbaby. 6.1 Schriesheim - 27.1 Mainz - 2.2 Kamplintfort - 10.2 Berlin - 11.2 Berlin - 3.3 Rennerod - 10.3 Berlin - 18.3 Diemerstein - 1.4 Wangerooge - 7.4 Lingen - 8.4 Langeoog - 13.4 Aachen