Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 13 hours ago

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Maestro Long Yu conducted the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra in a thrilling concert featuring cellist Jian Wang in the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall.

Founded in 1879, the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra is one of the earliest and best-known orchestral ensembles of its kind in Asia. Through its mission of ‘music connecting worlds’, the orchestra showcases Chinese and Western orchestral music.

This 2026 appearance marked the orchestra’s much-anticipated return to the Sydney Opera House.
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