Berlin Philharmonic performs at Sheldonian

One of the best orchestras in the world, the Berliner Philharmoniker, has chosen the Sheldonian Theatre as the venue for its annual Europa Konzert tomorrow (1 May). Afterwards, Oxford music students will have a masterclass with its principal horn player. The Berliner Philharmoniker chooses places of cultural importance to host its annual Europa Konzert, which celebrates its foundation in 1882 and the cultural life of the European Union. Renowned conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim will lead the orchestra and soloist Alisa Weilerstein (cello) in a programme of Wagner, Elgar and Brahms. One billion people across Europe and Asia will see the concert on television. After the performance, the public will have the opportunity to watch the orchestra's principal horn player giving a special masterclass in chamber music to Oxford University music students. The sold-out concert takes place at 10am on Saturday 1 May, and the student masterclass will be held at 1.30pm in the Holywell Music Room on Holywell Street, where Stefan Dohr will coach 13 students on a variety of pieces by Poulenc, Mendelssohn, Debussy and Ligeti.