Shanghai Contemporary Music Week 2026: Closing Concert

The closing concert of the 2026 Shanghai Contemporary Music Week is on 22 November (Sunday) at 19:30 in the Opera Hall of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music Opera House. The Music Week is presented by the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, with Liao Changyong as artistic director. Zhang Guoyong conducts the Suzhou Symphony Orchestra in works by seven composers. The concert runs about 120 minutes, including a 15-minute interval. First half: Xu Shuya's The Path of the Warrior, opera overture (2025); Huang Ruo's Shattered Steps, for pre-recorded sound and orchestra (2008); Zhang Qianyi's Ode to Lijiashan Village, for banhu and orchestra (2025), with Yan Luting on banhu. After the interval: Xu Mengdong's Lento, Yang Guan San Die, for string orchestra (2025); Piyawat Louilarpprasert's Dial-a-Boulez, for orchestra and mobile phones (2025); Hao Weiya's The Train to the Snow Country (2024); Guo Wenjing's Piano Concerto in C major, third movement (2021/2026), with Yingjia Xue at the piano. The programme may change on the day.

Conductor

Zhang Guoyong

Orchestra

Suzhou Symphony Orchestra

Piano

Yingjia Xue

Tickets opened at 17:00 on 11 November 2026 on the Shanghai Conservatory of Music Opera House official website. Prices are 280, 120, 80 yuan, with 惠民票 at 50 and 30 yuan; the organizer notes that 30 yuan seats may have a partial view obstruction. Limit 6 tickets per order. The ticket notice states that tickets are not refunded or exchanged after sale.

• Limit 6 tickets per order

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