Date & Time:

19 August 2016, 08:00 pm

Venue:

Tsuen Wan Town Hall Auditorium

Tickets:

$500, $380, $280, $180

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.

Artists
Eric Whitacre
Composer & Conductor