Shanghai Symphony's 'Living' season to have 80 concerts

The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra's 2025-26 season is titled "Living." Over the next 10 months, starting in September, the orchestra will present more than 80 concerts for local audiences. These will include orchestral performances, chamber music, and unique Rush Hour events.

The inaugural concerts, scheduled for September 5 and 7, will commemorate the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich's death. Conductor and artistic director Yu Long will lead the orchestra in performances of the Russian composer's Symphony No. 5 and Symphony No. 7. Additionally, Shostakovich's Symphony No. 8 and Symphony No. 9 will be performed in October and November.

On January 31, Grammy-winning conductor JoAnn Falletta will lead the orchestra and principal double bassist Qian Bowen through Serge Koussevitzky's Double Bass Concerto in F-sharp minor.

Conductor Jonathan Nott, violinist Gil Shaham, and pianist Louis Lortie are among the other notable artists who will collaborate with the orchestra in the season.

Next April, pianist Sir András Schiff will begin his artist-in-residence project at Shanghai Symphony Hall, giving three performances based on Bach, Beethoven, and Schubert. He will also lead the Cappella Andrea Barca in two concerts covering Mozart and Haydn.

Conductors Daniel Harding and Jaap van Zweden, who have a long history of collaboration with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, will direct the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France in concerts for the upcoming season.

On July 3, 2026, Mei Diyang, the principal violist of the Berlin Philharmonic, will perform Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra.

The new season includes the Shanghai New Year's Concert, Shanghai Spring Festival Concert, Z+ Festival and Shanghai Early Music Festival.

For more information, interested individuals can visit the orchestra's official website at www.shsymphony.com or follow their official WeChat account, "shsymphony."

If you go:

Venue: Jaguar Shanghai Symphony Hall 上海交响音乐厅

Address: 1380 M Fuxing Rd 复兴中路1380号