HKFO2016: The Premières
Whitacre conducts Whitacre: The Hong Kong Début

WHITACRE: Lux Aurumque ("Light & Gold")
NEWMAN: Blow it up start again
WHITACRE: The River Cam
WHITACRE: Cloudburst
WHITACRE: Godzilla Eats Las Vegas
WHITACRE: Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine
WHITACRE: Equus
WHITACRE: Deep Field

YES! You are NOT mistaken! Legendary composer-conductor Eric Whitacre joins the Hong Kong Festival Orchestra and Voices to give us his very first concert appearance on Hong Kong soil in HKFO’s Season 2016!

At a time when criticisms of lack of originality run rampant, “HKFO2016: The Premières” brings home the phenomenal premières of the past and present.

Kicking off with Whitacre conducts Whitacre: The Hong Kong Début, Grammy-winning composer-conductor and fan favourite Eric Whitacre joins HKFO and HKFV as he presents to the Hong Kong audience his much loved classics in his Hong Kong début.