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The founders created an association which ran the festival until 1992, and has continued to support the festival. In 2010, it had 3300 members. Herrmann won sponsors who choose to fund concerts of their choice. It is normal for him to contact three to four sponsors a day. 180 companies have sponsored
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464:. The first concert on his 75th birthday was played by the
884:(in German). rheingau-musik-festival.de. 14 August 2011
628:(in German). Blasmusik. 4 December 2007. Archived from
626:"Vor 20 Jahren wurde Rheingau-Musik-Festival gegründet"
904:"Anne-Sophie Mutter Plays Mozart and Wolfgang Rihm"
856:"Rheingau Musik Festival unterstützt africa action"
442:Since 2005 Herrmann has been vice president of the
1072:"Lebenswerk Rheingau / Michael Herrmann wird 70".
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367:25 years RMF, celebrated in the
332:is celebrated on 15 August by a
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