Ring in 2026 with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra at their New Year’s Concert! Conductor Long Yu leads a star-studded lineup, featuring soprano Dai Ziyi, pianist Serena Wang, violinist Chloe Chua, cellist LiLa, and violist Lin Yixiu. Expect a mix of classical favorites, dazzling solo performances, and festive New Year vibes at the Jaguar Shanghai Symphony Hall.

Performers:

• Conductor: Long Yu
• Soprano: Dai Ziyi
• Piano: Serena Wang
• Violin: Chloe Chua
• Cello: LiLa
• Viola: Lin Yixiu
• Shanghai Symphony Orchestra

Programme:

• Johann Strauss II: Voices of Spring (Frühlingsstimmen), Op. 410 – Soprano: Dai Ziyi
• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 – Piano: Serena Wang
• Erich Wolfgang Korngold / Waxman: Carmen Fantasie – Violin: Chloe Chua
• Tchaikovsky: Andante Cantabile – Cello: LiLa
• Giuseppe Verdi: “Merce dilette amiche” from I Vespri Siciliani – Soprano: Dai Ziyi
• Niccolò Paganini: Sonata for Grand Viola, MS 70 – Viola: Lin Yixiu
• Dmitri Shostakovich: Selections from The Gadfly Suite, Op. 97a:
  • III. Folk Feast
  • VII. Introduction
  • VIII. Romance
  • XII. Finale

Total duration approximately 1 hour 50 minutes, including intermission.
Programme subject to change at the discretion of the performers.