Shanghai Symphony Orchestra

上海交响乐团

Biography

The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra traces its origins to the Shanghai Public Band, founded in 1879, making it one of Asia's oldest orchestras. It moved into Shanghai Symphony Hall in 2014 and is led by Music Director Long Yu. The orchestra gave many Chinese premieres of the Western repertoire and continues to commission new Chinese work.

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· Orchestra

Sep 13, 2026

Opening Concert of SSO 2026-27 Season (II) — Shostakovich: The Tenth

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Orchestra

Sep 18, 2026

Zhang Guoyong, Leonidas Kavakos and SSO Perform Mendelssohn

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Orchestra

Sep 25, 2026

Sun Yifan, SSO and NCPA Chorus Perform Carmina Burana

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Orchestra

Sep 29, 2026

Rush Hour Concert 1: Mozart in His Time

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Chamber Hall18:30· Orchestra

Sep 30, 2026

SSO Concert Commemorating the 90th Anniversary of the Victory of the Long March

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Orchestra

Oct 7, 2026

Dutoit, Leonskaja and SSO Perform Mozart and Respighi's Roman Trilogy

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Orchestra

Oct 15, 2026

SSO in Chamber 1: SSO String Section Plays Nielsen, Bernstein and Bartók

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Chamber Hall19:15· Orchestra

Oct 18, 2026

MAP Class 1: Classical Period

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Chamber Hall14:00· Orchestra

Oct 23, 2026

Ottensamer, Oppitz and SSO Celebrate the 270th Anniversary of Mozart's Birth

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Orchestra

Oct 30, 2026

Earth and Legends — Lü Shao-Chia, Fazil Say and SSO

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Orchestra

Nov 6, 2026

SSO in Chamber 2: Polaris Quartet Performs Mozart and Dvořák

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Chamber Hall19:15· Orchestra

Nov 7, 2026

Percussion Fantasia — Qian Junping, Lin Zhe and SSO

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Orchestra

Nov 13, 2026

An Autumn Evening in the North — Li Xincao, Li-Wei Qin and SSO

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Orchestra

Nov 15, 2026

MAP Class 2: Romantic Period

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Chamber Hall14:00· Orchestra

Nov 18, 2026

SSO in Chamber 3: Mahler Symphony No. 4 for Chamber Orchestra

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Chamber Hall19:15· Orchestra

Dec 11, 2026

SSO in Chamber 4: Chronicles of Wind and Key

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Chamber Hall19:15· Orchestra

Dec 12, 2026

MAP Class 3: Western and Oriental Music

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Chamber Hall14:00· Orchestra

Dec 16, 2026

Rush Hour Concert 2: Strings Across the East and West

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Chamber Hall18:30· Orchestra

Dec 20, 2026

Long Yu, Thibaudet and SSO Perform Saint-Saëns

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Orchestra

Jan 1, 2027

Shanghai New Year's Concert 2027

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Orchestra

Jan 8, 2027

The Magic Flute and Operatic Fantasias — Sun Yifan, Pahud and SSO

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Orchestra

Jan 13, 2027

Rush Hour Concert 3: Bach to the Power of N

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Chamber Hall18:30· Orchestra

Jan 15, 2027

SSO in Chamber 5: Salute to Eroica — From the Mediterranean to the New World

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Chamber Hall19:15· Orchestra

Jan 17, 2027

MAP Class 4: Dance Music

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Chamber Hall14:00· Orchestra

Jan 20, 2027

Crossings — Long Yu, Kavakos, Lu Yiwen and SSO

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Orchestra

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· Orchestra

Feb 26, 2027

Huang Yi, Chamayou, Bamping and SSO Perform Ravel and Richard Strauss

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Orchestra

Mar 5, 2027

Tang Muhai, Kavakos, Chen Yibai and SSO Perform Russian Classics

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Orchestra

Mar 12, 2027

Lan Shui, Kavakos and SSO Perform Bartók and Holst

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Orchestra

Mar 19, 2027

Tchaikovsky The Seconds — Lin Daye, Luo Wei and SSO

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Orchestra

Mar 27, 2027

MAP Class 5: Opera Music

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Chamber Hall14:00· Orchestra

Mar 31, 2027

Rush Hour Concert 4: Spring through Three Centuries

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Chamber Hall18:30· Orchestra

Apr 2, 2027

SSO in Chamber 6: Melody Quartet — The Essence of French Music

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Chamber Hall19:15· Orchestra

Apr 3, 2027

Rachlin, McElravy and SSO Perform Walton and Mahler

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Orchestra

Apr 16, 2027

Stokowski's Symphonic Transcriptions of J.S. Bach — Albrecht, Bahrami and SSO

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Orchestra

Apr 18, 2027

MAP Class 6: Musical Nationalism

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Chamber Hall14:00· Orchestra

Apr 29, 2027

Long Yu, musicAeterna Choir and SSO Perform Shostakovich's Symphony No. 2 & 3

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Orchestra

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· Orchestra

May 9, 2027

Kuhn, Gerhardt and SSO Perform Schumann and Wagner

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Orchestra

May 29, 2027

Poga, Zhang Haochen and SSO Perform Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Orchestra

Jun 4, 2027

Golden Alpine Horns — Briger, Zeng Yun and SSO Perform Glière and Brahms

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Orchestra

Jun 8, 2027

Rush Hour Concert 5: Less is More

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Chamber Hall18:30· Orchestra

Jun 10, 2027

SSO in Chamber 7: Dialogues between Woodwinds, Brass and Time

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Chamber Hall19:15· Orchestra

Jun 18, 2027

Long Yu, Kavakos and SSO Perform Korngold and Mahler

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Orchestra

Jun 25, 2027

Closing Concert of SSO 2026-27 Season — Yang Yang, Kavakos and SSO Commemorate the 200th Anniversary of Beethoven's Death

Shanghai Symphony Hall · Concert Hall19:30· Orchestra