With the end of the spring and summer performance seasons, Shanghai Oriental Art Center has officially released the 2024/25 autumn and winter performance seasons. On September 14, conductor Xu Zhong will join hands with the Shanghai Opera House Chorus and Symphony Orchestra to present a semi-stage version of the opera "The Marriage of Figaro" to kick off the new performance season. From September to January 2025, 92 exciting performances on 52 channels will be staged one after another. The theme of this performance season of
is "Beyond the Square", which is intended to express that in the ever-changing social structure, individuals break through their own square and embrace infinite possibilities.
Looking at the program list, the content of international projects is extremely high, nearly 70%, and the scenes from various countries complement each other. This year is also a big year for Dongyi's "self-made dramas". Two original works with different styles and themes are coming one after another, and are about to start their first national tour.
Following the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s visit to Shanghai, another “classical orchestra” the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra will also return to Shanghai on October 30-31. The
band visited Dongyi for three consecutive years in 2017, 2018 and 2019 and left unparalleled musical moments. After a lapse of five years, the orchestra will present two nights of exquisitely conceived blockbuster symphonies under the leadership of conductor Andris Nelsons, together with Yefim Bronfman, one of the most popular pianists in the international music scene. The relationship with the Shanghai audience.
Also in October, the world-renowned London Symphony Orchestra, led by its new chief conductor Antonio Pappano, and pianist Yuja Wang, will visit Dongyi, one of the "top ten symphony orchestras in the world," from October 8th to 10th. "The combination with the "Top Ten Conductors in the World" will perform wonderful music across the ages for three consecutive nights;
On October 20, the "brother-in-law" Valery Gergiev and Mariinsky, who are very popular among Chinese audiences, The symphony orchestra came to Dongyi for the fourth time, bringing works by Mussorgsky, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky.
The popular conductor Kurunchis and the Music Eternal Orchestra visited China for the first time last year and won the recognition of Chinese music fans. From November 20th to 21st, they will visit Shanghai again to bring a unique super-burning classical scene. Romantic masterpieces by Wagner and Mahler were presented, and in the second performance, Concertmaster Volkova presented Brahms’ Violin Concerto and Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony.
In November, the world-renowned "Piano Priestess" Marta Argerich will also join hands with world-class cellist Misha Maisky, violinist Gil Shaham, and pianist Theodosia Ento Ku and other legendary palace groups in the music world have brought together performances spanning chamber music and symphony for two consecutive nights. I believe that this "containing 100% acetaminophen" classical feast will rekindle Shanghai.
For many music fans, Christian Zimmerman, the leading piano master, has always been a musician who lives in records. In January this year, the master, who was instantly attracted by the audience, made his debut in Shanghai for Dongyi's Shanghai TV show. At the beginning of the performance season, I only played one encore due to physical discomfort, which I deeply regretted. Despite this, both Dongyi and the Shanghai audience left a good impression on the master, so he accepted the invitation to perform in Shanghai again within the year on the spot, and chose to return to Dongyi on his birthday to spend time with Shanghai music fans. This special moment.
In addition to the above two major performances, this season’s performers and chamber music section will once again meet the audience with a brand-new lineup. Grammy jazz master Herbie Hancock talks about black and white keys, Shaw Competition rookie champion Liu Xiaoyu travels through the "Four Seasons" to bring Russian classics, and cellist Wang Jian will bring the music of Richard Strauss, Grieg and Frank For the work, world-class musicians such as Daniel Froschauer, first violinist of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, and violinist Joseph Shpacek performed a string feast. In addition, in terms of chamber music, the internationally renowned Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra of Germany performs pure German and Austrian classics, and the Shanghai Quartet will make its debut with a new lineup to perform Beethoven's masterpieces.
In terms of vocal music, Christine Obolais, "the premier Puccini soprano in today's music scene", returned to Dongyi to sing; the famous soprano Huang Ying and the baritone singer Shen Yang joined hands with the conductor Hong Sichuan, pianist Feng Jiayin, and the Echo Choir jointly presented a special concert of vocal works; Jin Chengzhi and the Shanghai Rainbow Chamber Choir continued to present "The Chronicle of Rakshasa·Mountain".
This season, the stage of the Oriental Opera Hall has a unique "Asian flavor". Many original works, premieres, masterpieces of national treasure-level masters, all-star dramas, and classics that have returned to word-of-mouth are all worthy of attention.
In July last year, Shanghai Oriental Art Center, as a producer, brought the drama "The Righteous Way in the World Is Vicissitudes" to the National Center for the Performing Arts International Drama Season, and the tickets for four performances were sold out quickly. After a year, "Made by Dongyi" shines again. The "Twin Stars" - the drama "To Yan'an" and the dance drama "Thunderstorm" - are two masterpieces of Dongyi's annual masterpiece, reshaping literature in the contemporary context. The classic is about to embark on a national tour.
As one of this season's major international projects, in October, one of the most famous masterpieces "Hit Man" directed by Japan's national treasure master Tamasaburo Bando for the world-class taiko band drummer will tour in mainland China for the first time. The performance of the all-male class presented a new aspect of taiko drumming and the essence of Japanese aesthetics.
In terms of drama, Hong Kong Repertory Theater's "The World's First Floor" was first staged on stage in 2022 and was sold out. Later, it won the three major awards of Best Director, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor at the Chinese Drama Festival in 2025. In January of this year, he will return with great honors, led by Golden Horse Award winner Xie Junhao, forming a dream combination of writing, directing and acting with He Jiping and Situ Huizhuo; Zhao's Workshop, founded by Yue opera master Zhao Zhigang, has joined forces with the Shanghai Opera Art Inheritance Center in Baoshan District, Shanghai The "Star Zaju" "The Pretender", which is a fusion of multiple drama types, will premiere at Dongyi from September 14th to 17th. Zhao Zhigang plays Jin Dong's classic role Minglou, and 9 Plum Blossom Award winners from 7 major drama types will gather together.
In terms of dance, the National Ballet of China’s classic ballet "The Red Detachment of Women" will celebrate the 60th anniversary of its premiere, showcasing the charm of the "nationally renowned" troupe; two national dance dramas that highlight the Chinese cultural heritage: the dance drama "In the Deep Memory", The dance drama "Children's Pillow: Family Harmony" will be on the stage of Dongyi this autumn and winter.
In 2024, coinciding with the commemoration of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and many foreign countries, Dongyi curated a series of major-country diplomatic performances to continue the artistic stories in the field of people-to-people and cultural exchanges between countries, covering different forms such as music, dance, and aesthetic education activities, highlighting the important role of cultural bridges.
On the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia, old and new friends gather again at Dongyi: From November 14th to 17th, the internationally renowned St. Petersburg Eifman Ballet will arrive for the fifth time, bringing two works and four performances - " Anna Karenina" and "Russian Hamlet"; large-scale symphonic song and dance concerts by the Russian Red Army Song and Dance Ensemble will also be staged at Taitung Arts Center. In addition, this year, the cooperation between Dongyi Art Education and Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory has been upgraded. They jointly launched a series of activities "Chaiyuan in Dongyi" to create a five-week art feast and use aesthetic education to continue to write the stories of the two peoples. Friendly communication.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Brazil, the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra in Brazil will be led by conductor Thierry Fischer in November, joining hands with rising Brazilian violin star Guido Santa Anna, and specially invited soprano Huang Ying to present a unique South American style. works; in October, Gilberto Gil, the godfather of Brazilian music who is over eighty years old, will lead the audience into the inner world of the "great architect of Brazilian pop music" and relive the classic tracks from his glorious career.
On the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Portugal, Dongyi will once again usher in a Portuguese "Fado" night integrating culture and music. Following the Portuguese Fado King Camané's debut in Shanghai, the most dazzling Fado Queen Marissa of the contemporary era will Debuts on November 8th, bringing "the soul sound of Portugal".
