Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Inauguration Concert to Unveil the New Hall

A brand-new 1,200-seat symphony hall, designed by Isozaki Arata and Yasushisa Toyota, will greet the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra (SSO) as it begins its 2014-15 season on September 6.

The season will include more than 100 concerts either performed or organized by the orchestra, and pianist Lang Lang will be the artist in residence.

Well-known conductors like Zubin Mehta, Charles Dutoit, Vladimir Ashkenazy and Krzysztof Penderecki will cooperate with SSO during the season, while top visiting orchestras will include Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestre de Paris, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Munchener Philharmoniker and NDR Sinfonierorchester.