November 7, 2026
Seven Shanghai Conservatory concerts on sale, led by the Contemporary Music Week opening and the Shanghai Opera House's La Damnation de Faust, with programmes announced for the two Exploring Russia nights
As of 7 November: seven concerts at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music Opera House and He Luting Concert Hall are on sale; Swan Lake in May 2027 in the Opera Hall is on sale; Wei Zijian's January 2027 recital has a published programme and no sale date; the two Exploring Russia nights have published performers and programmes; Ballet Flamenco de Granada's two dance productions opened on 3 November.
By 小魔女·Edited by 马勒迷
The Shanghai Conservatory of Music Opera House ticketing system sells concerts at both the Shanghai Conservatory of Music Opera House and the He Luting Concert Hall. As of 7 November, the seven concerts below are on sale; prices and sale times are on each event page:
- 12 Nov · He Luting Concert Hall · Song of the Fertile Land: zhuihu concert
- 18 Nov · SHCM Opera House, Opera Hall · Shanghai Contemporary Music Week 2026: opening concert
- 22 Nov · He Luting Concert Hall · Wanderings of the Wind: contemporary works for pipa
- 28 Nov · SHCM Opera House, Opera Hall · Liu Wenwen: Suona and Jazz
- 18 Dec · SHCM Opera House, Opera Hall · Shanghai Opera House: La Damnation de Faust in concert
- 20 Dec · SHCM Opera House, Opera Hall · The Romantics: Sun Qilin and Friends
- 25 Dec · He Luting Concert Hall · From Faust to The Butterfly Lovers: Li Siyi violin New Year concert
The Contemporary Music Week opening concert is conducted by Tsung Yeh with the Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra. Two of its five works are world premieres, by Lukas Ligeti and Ye Guohui. Sale opened at 17:00 on 3 November 2026. La Damnation de Faust is a concert performance of Berlioz's work, conducted by Xu Zhong with the Shanghai Opera House. Sale opened at 17:00 on 9 October 2026. One promotional image at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music Opera House printed the date of La Damnation de Faust as 28 December; the ticketing system, the poster and the performance approval all give 18 December (Friday).
The Classical Russian Ballet performs Swan Lake at the Opera Hall of the Shanghai Oriental Art Center on 22 and 23 May 2027. The two performances opened on 30 October 2026, and 3 November 2026; tickets are 100 to 680 yuan, with early-bird tickets at 70% of face value until 31 March 2027. Pianist Wei Zijian's recital on 16 January 2027 in the Chamber Hall of the Shanghai Symphony Hall has published its programme and prices; no sale date has been published.
The two Exploring Russia festival concerts in the Concert Hall have published their performers and programmes. Both are conducted by Zhang Liang with the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra and Kong Xiangdong among the pianists. An Evening with Tchaikovsky on 30 November plays four Tchaikovsky works for soloist and orchestra, on sale since 16 October; An Evening with Rachmaninoff on 3 December plays three Rachmaninoff works, on sale since 26 October. Prices for both are 50 to 680 yuan. The festival's chamber concert on 1 December at the Shanghai Concert Hall has no sale on any channel.
Ballet Flamenco de Granada's Notre-Dame de Paris and The Phantom of the Opera opened at the Shanghai Grand Theatre at 14:00 on 3 November 2026, tickets 80 to 880 yuan.