Pipa performer Wu Man will be the first Chinese instrumentalist to be the resident artist of SSO in the new season. She will collaborate with SSO to present three compositions of distinctive styles.

SSO will also join hands with Deutsche Grammophon China to kick off an ambitious new project in the new season. SSO will play under the baton of Maestro Yu the complete 15 symphonies by Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-75) spanning four music seasons. The recording of the collection will be published by DG in 2029.