Hosted by the Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports Bureau of Nanshan District, the Nanshan New Year Concert has been an annual rendezvous with citizens at the dawn of each new year, and has evolved into a landmark public cultural brand of Nanshan District. The 2026 Nanshan New Year Concert will be held as scheduled at the Shenzhen Poly Theatre on January 18, 2026. Under the theme of Symphonic Opera · World Masterpieces, this year’s concert invites Tan Dun, the world-renowned composer and conductor, to lead the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra. It also brings together a galaxy of distinguished artists on the same stage, including Kunqu opera master Zhang Jun, suona virtuoso Liu Wenwen, violinist Tang Susan and pianist Wang Zixiang. Through a musical language that transcends the East and the West, the concert will present a groundbreaking audio-visual feast with profound artistic conception for the New Year.
This New Year Concert aims to break the boundaries between different artistic genres, achieving in-depth cultural dialogue and the reshaping of artistic forms. The performance not only features classic “masterpieces” from the music history of both the East and the West, but also creatively integrates traditional Chinese opera into symphony. Amid the collision and fusion of different art forms, it explores an innovative contemporary expression of classic works.
The repertoire of the concert is carefully curated to present an in-depth musical dialogue between the East and the West: Tan Dun will not only conduct his newly composed Galloping Steeds · New Year Overture, opening the Year of the Horse with stirring and spirited melodies, but also present two remarkable concertos that deeply integrate opera elements — Farewell My Concubine, a double concerto for piano and Peking Opera that recreates the eternal tragic love story through music, and Peking Rhyme Rock, a piece that weaves Peking Opera rhythmic patterns and rock beats into the violin’s symphonic performance.
Moreover, the performance also includes Tian Xian Pei (The Heavenly Match), a Huangmei Opera adapted by young composer Zhang Meng, as well as two western symphonic treasures of world-class standing: Claude Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun and Maurice Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé Suite No.2. Under Tan Dun’s baton, the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra will skillfully interpret a diverse range of musical styles, spanning classic Chinese and western works to innovative cross-genre pieces. With the exquisite coordination of all soloists and vocal performers, the orchestra will jointly bring the audience in Shenzhen a New Year night that resonates with historical heritage and brims with a futuristic vibe.
It is reported that tickets for the 2026 Nanshan New Year Concert are now on sale, with public welfare ticket prices set at RMB 199 and RMB 99. Citizens can purchase tickets via the official ticketing channels.