Despite having “culture junkies” for parents, Andrea Fessler could never have foreseen becoming a champion of chamber music in Hong Kong or running a festival for small ensembles that would become an important fixture in the city’s classical music calendar.
The Vancouver-raised Harvard Law School graduate and former corporate lawyer is the founder of performing arts group Premiere Performances (PPHK), which will hold the 18th and final edition of its Beare’s Premiere Music Festival, which started in 2009 as the Hong Kong International Chamber Music Festival, in January.
With preparations for the event under way, the Post sat down with Fessler to discuss her unwavering mission and plans for the future.
