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Shanghai Contemporary Music Week 2026: Opening Concert of Orchestral Works
About the performance
The 2026 Shanghai Contemporary Music Week opens on 18 November at 19:30 in the Opera Hall of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music Opera House. The Shanghai Contemporary Music Week is presented by the Shanghai Conservatory of Music; its artistic director is Liao Changyong. Tsung Yeh conducts the Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra in five works, two of them world premieres. The first half is Ye Xiaogang's Reminiscences of Jinggang for viola and orchestra, 2019, with Lin Yixiu on viola, and Lukas Ligeti's Cord, Checker, Chevron, Herringbone for orchestra, 2026, commissioned by the music week and a world premiere. After the interval: György Ligeti's Lontano for large orchestra, 1967; Qin Wenchen's first movement of 《苍山序》 for dizi and orchestra, 2023, with Fan Linfeng on dizi; and Ye Guohui's East of the East for chorus and orchestra, 2026, a world premiere with the Shanghai Conservatory of Music Chorus. About 120 minutes including a 15-minute interval.
Program
Ye Xiaogang 叶小纲 (1955–)
Reminiscences of Jinggang, for viola and orchestra
《井冈回忆》，为中提琴与乐队而作
2019; viola: Lin Yixiu
Lukas Ligeti 卢卡斯·利盖蒂
Cord, Checker, Chevron, Herringbone, for symphony orchestra
《绳纹、方格纹、山形纹、人字纹》，为交响乐队而作
World Premiere
Commissioned by the 2026 Shanghai Contemporary Music Week; world premiere
Qin Wenchen 秦文琛
Cangshan Xu, for dizi and orchestra
《苍山序》，为竹笛和乐队而作
2023; first movement; dizi: Fan Linfeng
Ye Guohui 叶国辉
East of the East, for chorus and symphony orchestra
《东方之东》，为合唱与交响乐队而作
World Premiere
2026; world premiere; Shanghai Conservatory of Music Chorus
Duration: about 120 minutes · with interval
Performers
- Conductor
- Tsung Yeh
- Orchestra
- Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra
- Viola
- Lin Yixiu
- Dizi
- Fan Linfeng
Tickets
Shanghai Conservatory of Music Opera House
Official site
¥30 · ¥50 · ¥80 · ¥120 · ¥280
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Same night
See the whole monthWednesday, November 18, 2026: 4 other concerts, 3 of them also at 19:30
Location
No. 6 Fenyang Road, Xuhui District
Provenance
Permit no. 沪文旅许[2026]5907号granted
Issued by the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism · issued Oct 20 · 上海上音演出有限公司
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“Shanghai Contemporary Music Week 2026: Opening Concert of Orchestral Works.” Shanghai Concerts, https://shanghaiconcerts.com/en/concerts/shanghai-contemporary-music-week-2026-opening-concert. Checked 2026-11-07.