Schulich School of Music of McGill University Concerts and Publicity 555 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, Quebec H3A 1E3 Phone: (514) 398-8101 Fax: (514) 398-5514 PRESS RELEASE STEFAN DOHR, Principal Horn, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Masterclasses & Concert, October 23 to 26, 2008 For immediate release Montreal, October 20, 2008 – Stefan Dohr, Principal Horn of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra will be in residence at the Schulich School of Music this week. Masterclasses: Thursday, October 23, 2008 2:00-4:00 p.m. Tanna Schulich Hall Friday, October 24, 2008 9:30-11:30 a.m. Tanna Schulich Hall Saturday, October 25, 2008 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Clara Lichtenstein Hall Saturday, October 25, 2008 1:30-3:30 p.m. Clara Lichtenstein Hall Recital: Sunday, October 26, 2008 6:00 p.m. Tanna Schulich Hall Brass students and faculty are delighted that Stefan Dohr, proclaimed by the New York Chronicle as the “king of his instrument,” will give 4 masterclasses and a recital this week as one of McGill’s Brass Year Visiting Artists. Stefan Dohr studied in Essen and Cologne, and started his professional career at the age of 19 as principal horn of the Opera in Frankfurt. He then held the same position in the Festival orchestra of Bayreuth, the Philaharmonique de Nice and the Deutschen Symphonie-Orchester Berlin. In 1993 Stefan Dohr was chosen to play the principal horn of the Berlin Philharmonic. As soloist, Stefan Dohr has appeared with many celebrated conductors, including Daniel Barenboim, Bernhard Haitink, and Claudio Abbado. In addition to classical and romantic solo-repertoire such as the horn concertos of Mozart, Haydn and Strauss, Stefan Dohr also performs contemporary works such as those of Ligeti, Knussen and Kirchner. He is a sought-after chamber musician, and is a member of the Ensemble Wien-Berlin. He appears regularly in international chamber music festivals and is invited as a pedagogue to hold masterclasses throughout the world. He also teaches at the Herbert von Karajan Academy. This week’s masterclasses and recital are free and open to the general public. Tanna Schulich Hall is located at 527 Sherbrooke St. West; Clara Lichtenstein Hall is at 555 Sherbrooke St. West. ----- 30 ----- Source: Kate Herzberg, Concerts and Publicity, 514-398-8101 Media: Alain Labonté Communications, 514-523-9922 .