September 9, 2026
CSIAF: first-round half-price tickets go on sale at five Bailian mall counters on 15 September at 10:00; 13 concerts, from 40 yuan
The 25th China Shanghai International Arts Festival sells its first round of discount tickets at five Bailian mall counters on 15 September from 10:00 to 13:00: 45 productions and exhibitions, about 4,300 tickets, at half the face price. Six tickets per person, two per production, no seat selection, no refunds. Remaining tickets go online in the Yihui 101 mini-programme from 09:30 on 17 September. Dates, venues and prices for the 13 concerts and 15 dance productions are below.
By 小魔女·Edited by 马勒迷
The 25th China Shanghai International Arts Festival announced its first round of discount tickets on 8 September. On Tuesday 15 September, from 10:00 to 13:00, counters at five Bailian shopping centres sell them at the same time: Bailian Century (Pudong), TX Huaihai (Huangpu), Bailian Xijiao (Changning), Bailian Youyicheng (Yangpu) and Bailian Nanfang (Minhang). The round covers 45 productions and exhibitions, about 4,300 tickets, at half the face price. A second round follows in late October. The festival's figures for both rounds together are 60 productions and more than 6,000 tickets, with the cheapest at 40 yuan.
The rules: six tickets per person, two per production; no seat selection; no refunds or exchanges; WeChat Pay, Alipay and cash accepted; no invoices. From 09:30 on Thursday 17 September, whatever is left goes online in the festival's Yihui 101 (艺荟101) WeChat mini-programme.
The five counters:
- Bailian Century: 1217 Century Avenue, Pudong
- TX Huaihai: 523 Huaihai Road Middle, Huangpu
- Bailian Xijiao: 88 Xianxia Road West, Changning
- Bailian Youyicheng: 8 Songhu Road, Yangpu
- Bailian Nanfang: 7250 Humin Road, Minhang
Music: 13 productions
Prices in yuan. Where a row lists two prices, they are the sale prices of two face-price bands. All 13 are on Shanghai Concerts; the title links to the programme and performers.
| Production | Dates | Venue | Face | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Pappano, Bruce Liu and the London Symphony Orchestra (22nd); Pappano and the LSO (23rd) | 22 Sep 19:30; 23 Sep 19:30 | SHOAC Concert Hall | 280/680 | 140/340 |
| SSO: 90th anniversary of the Long March victory | 30 Sep 19:30 | SSO Hall, main hall | 80/180 | 40/90 |
| Symphoniacs, Shanghai 2026 | 2 Oct 19:30 | SHOAC Concert Hall | 180 | 90 |
| Anna Netrebko in concert | 13 Oct 19:30; 15 Oct 19:30 | SHOAC Concert Hall | 280/480 | 140/240 |
| Anoushka Shankar, Shanghai 2026 | 16 Oct 19:30 | SHOAC Concert Hall | 380 | 190 |
| Joshua Bell and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields | 17 Oct 19:30 | Shanghai Concert Hall, main hall | 180/280 | 90/140 |
| Tugan Sokhiev, Lang Lang and the Vienna Philharmonic (19th); Sokhiev and the Vienna Philharmonic (20th) | 19 Oct 19:30; 20 Oct 19:30 | SHOAC Concert Hall | 880 | 440 |
| Paavo Järvi, Alexandre Kantorow and the Estonian Festival Orchestra | 22 Oct 19:30 | SHOAC Concert Hall | 180 | 90 |
| Teatro La Fenice: Puccini, Tosca | 22 Oct 19:30; 24 Oct 14:00 | Shanghai Grand Opera House, Red Hall | 280 | 140 |
| Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra: the complete Shostakovich symphonies (8 concerts) | 23–28 Oct 19:30; 24–25 Oct 14:00 | Shanghai Grand Opera House, Shen Hall | 180/380 | 90/190 |
| Argerich, Vengerov and Isserlis: chamber music festival | 24–25 Oct 19:30 | SHOAC Concert Hall | 380 | 190 |
| Ju Percussion Group: AMPLIFIED+ | 25 Oct 19:30 | SSO Hall, main hall | 80/180 | 40/90 |
| Gergiev and the Mariinsky Theatre: Verdi, Aida | 30–31 Oct 19:00; 1 Nov 14:00 | Shanghai Grand Opera House, Red Hall | 280/180 | 140/90 |
Dance: 15 productions
Five of these are on Shanghai Concerts and link through.
| Production | Dates | Venue | Face | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhejiang Performing Arts Group: dance drama Dongliang | 9–11 Oct 19:30; 11 Oct 14:00 | Shanghai Culture Square | 80 | 40 |
| Lucinda Childs and Ballet de l'Opéra de Lyon: Dance | 14–16 Oct 19:30 | Shangyin Opera House | 120 | 60 |
| Rachid Ouramdane and Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève: L'Étranger | 15–17 Oct 19:15 | SHOAC Opera Hall | 100 | 50 |
| Christos Papadopoulos: Fearless Steps | 16–17 Oct 19:30 | Shanghai Grand Theatre, Drama Theatre | 100 | 50 |
| Dance drama The Peony Pavilion | 16–17 Oct 19:30; 18 Oct 14:00 | Shanghai Culture Square | 180/280 | 90/140 |
| Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Rosas: Exit Above | 17 Oct 19:30; 18 Oct 14:00 | Shanghai International Dance Center, Grand Theatre | 180 | 90 |
| Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Rosas: Rosas danst Rosas | 21–22 Oct 19:30 | Shanghai International Dance Center, Grand Theatre | 180 | 90 |
| Bolshoi Ballet: Don Quixote | 21–23 Oct 19:30 | Shanghai Culture Square | 280 | 140 |
| Brigel Gjoka and Xiexin Dance Theatre: When Mountains Weep | 22–23 Oct 19:15 | SHOAC Opera Hall | 180/280 | 90/140 |
| Rachid Ouramdane and Chaillot: Corps extrêmes | 24 Oct 19:30; 25 Oct 14:00 | Shanghai International Dance Center, Grand Theatre | 180 | 90 |
| Bolshoi Ballet: gala | 24 Oct 19:30; 25 Oct 13:30 | Shanghai Culture Square | 280/380 | 140/190 |
| Sichuan Song and Dance Theatre: Shu Dao | 24 Oct 19:30; 25 Oct 14:00 | Shangyin Opera House | 80 | 40 |
| Yoann Bourgeois Art Company: Les grands fantômes | 30–31 Oct 19:30 | Shanghai International Dance Center, Grand Theatre | 180 | 90 |
| Shanghai Opera House: dance drama Xiaodaohui | 30–31 Oct 19:30; 1 Nov 14:00 | Majestic Theatre | 80/180 | 40/90 |
| TAO Dance Theater: 15 and 18 | 31 Oct 19:15; 1 Nov 14:30 | SHOAC Opera Hall | 180/280 | 90/140 |
The round also holds 8 theatre productions, 6 Chinese opera productions, 1 commissioned work and two exhibition-plus-performance bundles: 140 yuan for the Johnny Depp exhibition at the Modern Art Museum plus the Symphoniacs concert on 2 October at SHOAC; 90 yuan for the Giacometti exhibition at the Minsheng Art Museum plus Beijing People's Art Theatre's Hamlet at the China Theatre. The full list is in the festival's notice.