Backstage in Hong Kong

A life with the Philharmonic, Broadway Musicals and Classical Superstars

By John Duffus

Publisher: Blacksmith Books

Imprint: Blacksmith Books

After 50 years, little is remembered of the chaos the Hong Kong Philharmonic faced in its early days. John Duffus arrived in 1979 as its fifth general manager in as many years. In this entertaining memoir he illustrates how he helped get the orchestra on the road. John's subsequent concerts as an impresario with superstars Pavarotti, Carreras, Yo-Yo Ma and others make for fascinating stories, as do the backstage dramas he reveals while managing Andrew Lloyd Webber's Asian companies and bringing CATS to Hong Kong.

$18.95