Hong Kong Festival Orchestra

[1][2] Founded in 2009 by Sean Li, HKFO is now one of the largest youth orchestra groups in Hong Kong with over 300 instrumentalists and choristers and five conductors of different backgrounds and experiences.

[3] HKFO was initially established in response to the boom of musical education in Hong Kong that began in the 1980s.

With the staggering increase of Hong-Kong-born young musical professionals and semi-professionals educated locally and internationally returning to their home city of Hong Kong by the 2000s, the orchestra was set up as a platform where young musical professionals can build their careers, reconnect with their common past, share and learn from one another in a friendly and rewarding atmosphere.

In 2013, HKFO hosted the largest choral-orchestral flash mob in Hong Kong.

[6][7][8] The orchestra regularly collaborates with internationally and locally renowned artists, including in the past, conductor Vassily Sinaisky,[9] cellists Jian Wang[10] and Trey Lee,[11] pianists Yundi Li, Aristo Sham, Kajeng Wong,[12] Dr. Helen Cha, Dr. Mary Wu and Rachel Cheung;[13] violinist Leung Kin Fung; saxophonist Timothy Sun; violist Born Lau; popular singer George Lam,[14] and comedian Jim Chim.