A brass orchestra serenade Bavarian state prime minister and leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) Horst Seehofer in the occasion of his 60th birthday during the open day of the Bavarian state chancellery in Munich July 4, 2009. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 31 months ago

A brass orchestra serenade Bavarian state prime minister and leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) Horst Seehofer in the occasion of his 60th birthday during the open day of the Bavarian state chancellery in Munich July 4, 2009.

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