Long Yu
余隆
Biography
Long Yu is Music Director of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and Artistic Director of the China Philharmonic, and founded the Beijing Music Festival in 1998. He has been central to the professionalisation and international reach of Chinese orchestras over the past three decades.
Upcoming performances
Sep 11, 2026
Opening Concert of SSO 2026-27 Season (I) — Long Yu and Kavakos In Commemoration of the 120th Anniversary of Shostakovich
Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Conductor
Sep 13, 2026
Opening Concert of SSO 2026-27 Season (II) — Shostakovich: The Tenth
Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Conductor
Dec 20, 2026
Long Yu, Thibaudet and SSO Perform Saint-Saëns
Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Conductor
Jan 20, 2027
Crossings — Long Yu, Kavakos, Lu Yiwen and SSO
Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Conductor
Jan 29, 2027
Shanghai Spring Festival Concert 2027 — Long Yu, Yo-Yo Ma, Wu Tong, Wu Man and SSO Perform Zhao Lin
Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Conductor
Apr 29, 2027
Long Yu, musicAeterna Choir and SSO Perform Shostakovich's Symphony No. 2 & 3
Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Conductor
May 2, 2027
Dust and Echoes — Long Yu, Goerne, musicAeterna Choir and SSO Perform Shostakovich's Symphony No. 13
Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Conductor
Jun 18, 2027
Long Yu, Kavakos and SSO Perform Korngold and Mahler
Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Conductor