Seasons & Series

The inaugural season of the Shanghai Grand Opera House: 47 productions, 82 performances, 17 Oct 2026 - 20 Feb 2027.

32 concertsOct 17 – Jan 30

SZSO's tenth-anniversary season, themed "Music is about movements", led by music director Chen Xieyang and principal conductor Xu Zhong, with guests including Pinchas Zukerman, Claus Peter Flor and Laurent Petitgirard.

18 concertsSep 12 – Jul 10

When everything can be streamed, recommended by an algorithm or generated outright, why still go to a concert hall? This century-old hall answers with real rooms, real bodies, real sound, and a group of people listening at the same moment.

13 concertsAug 1 – Nov 14

The Z+ Festival series at the Shanghai Symphony Hall.

8 concertsApr 11 – Apr 22

The 8th Shanghai Early Music Festival, with the Tallis Scholars, Iestyn Davies, Andreas Staier and more.

3 concertsNov 17 – Nov 30

The Chinese Beethoven — Chinese pianists in relay through Beethoven's complete solo piano works.

8 concertsDec 17 – Sep 17

Mozart at 270. SHOAC's season-long thread runs through symphony, chamber, voice, theatre and crossover — the widest Mozart survey in the city this season.

6 concertsAug 29 – Nov 12

The core strand of Shanghai Concert Hall's 2026-27 season: nine international pianists between August and December, four of them making a Shanghai or mainland-China recital debut.

9 concertsAug 22 – Dec 11

The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra's 2026-27 season orchestral series, with Long Yu, Charles Dutoit, Leonidas Kavakos and other leading conductors and soloists across the season.

28 concertsSep 11 – Jun 25

Visiting recitalists and guest ensembles at the Shanghai Symphony Hall in the 2026-27 season.

27 concertsSep 12 – May 30

The SSO's MAP Class series — guided listening concerts that map the classical repertoire.

6 concertsOct 18 – Apr 18

Rush Hour Concerts — one-hour early-evening programs on weekdays.

5 concertsSep 29 – Jun 8

Chamber music by Shanghai Symphony Orchestra musicians and guests.

7 concertsOct 15 – Jun 10

SHOAC's long-running visiting-orchestra brand. This season: the Vienna Philharmonic, the LSO, the Estonian Festival Orchestra, the RPO and the Shanghai Philharmonic.

5 concertsSep 6 – Nov 9

World-class soloists and vocal stars, from Argerich and Ólafsson to Wang Jian and Diana Krall.

8 concertsSep 5 – Nov 18

The opera and art-song unit, led this season by the sopranos Gheorghiu and Netrebko.

2 concertsOct 13 – Nov 4

The theatre and dance unit, from the Vakhtangov Theatre to TAO Dance Theater.

8 concertsSep 9 – Oct 17

SHOAC's long-running public-access brand: low prices, high frequency, serious repertoire for a general audience.

10 concertsJul 18 – Dec 19

A young-artist series in the Recital Hall: competition laureates and conservatory talent given a solo stage.

9 concertsJul 3 – Dec 5

The ninth season of the hall's Chinese chamber-music brand, following the turn of the seasons.

1 concertsSep 27 – Sep 27