Another highlight will be Canadian violinist

China Philharmonic Orchestra will give the China premiere of the symphonic poem Red Cheongsam at Midnight by US-based Chinese composer Fay Wang under the baton of Yang Yang. The composer uses a Peking Opera melody to depict the interactions of Chinese and Western cultures.

Another highlight will be Canadian violinist Lara St John's cooperation with the China Philharmonic to perform Erich Wolfgang Korngold's Violin Concerto in D Major.

One Sweet Morning, the co-commissioned work of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic (NYPO), will stage its Asia debut in Shanghai.

One Sweet Morning expresses composer John Corigliano's calls for world peace. It was first performed by the NYPO in New York in September 2011.