Roland Berger hosts a world-class classical music concert: Second HighLight Classics to be held on Tuesday, October 19, 2010, in the HighLight Towers Munich

• HighLight Classics in Europe's "highest concert hall" in the HighLight Towers in Munich
• Classical music concert in cooperation with Bayerischer Rundfunk and cellist Sebastian Hess, violist Veronika Hagen and violinist Benjamin Schmid
• Presentation on the architecture of the HighLight Towers by engineer Nicolai Baehr

Roland Berger Strategy Consultants invites a select group of guests to the HighLight Classics in the HighLight Towers on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. The evening's events will include a first-class concert, recorded and co-produced by Bayerischer Rundfunk with a recording studio set up in the HighLight Towers specifically for the purpose. Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations are on the program. After the concert, guests will be treated to a talk on the architecture of the building.

"Classical music inspires the listener and broadens his or her horizons – that's why our headquarters offers the perfect place for this exclusive musical experience high above the rooftops of Munich," says Dirk Reiter, head of the international consultancy's Munich office. This unique concert series was successfully premiered in March. This time around, the audience of the classical music concert in Europe's highest concert hall on the 31st floor of the HighLight Towers will also get a presentation on the extraordinary architecture of the building, which was designed by star architect Helmut Jahn.

Bach's Goldberg Variations over the rooftops of Munich

The concert, featuring Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations, will be recorded and co-produced by Bayerischer Rundfunk with a recording studio set up in the HighLight Towers specifically for the purpose. The soloists are Benjamin Schmid (violin), Veronika Hagen (viola) and Sebastian Hess (violoncello). A native of Vienna, Benjamin Schmid studied in his home city plus Salzburg and at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia. His performances with leading orchestras include the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington and the Vienna Philharmonic. Schmid plays a Stradivarius from 1731.

Born in Salzburg, violist Veronika Hagen received her first music lessons when she was just six years old from her father, former solo violist of the Mozarteum Orchester. She studied in Salzburg and Hanover. Hagen is a founding member of the Hagen Quartet, with which she has spent several years touring the globe. She plays a viola made by Giovanni Paolo Maggini.

Sebastian Hess from Munich studied in Würzburg, Munich and London. His talents range from historically accurate performances on the baroque cello and interpreting the great classical-romantic works to intense involvement with contemporary music. Since 2000, Hess has been increasingly active as a composer, producer and event organizer.

Presentation on the architecture of the HighLight Towers

Following the concert, engineer Nicolai Baehr will give a talk on the architecture of the HighLight Towers.

As space is limited, press credentials will be given only to journalists covering the event who have registered in advance. Register by October 18 by calling +49 89 9230 8220 or sending an e-mail to