Long Yu, the distinguished Chinese conductor with an extensive international reputation, is the Music Director of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Artistic Director & Chief Conductor of the China Philharmonic Orchestra and Music Director of the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra. He is also the Principal Guest Conductor of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. Maestro Yu is the Founder of the Beijing Music Festival and was its Artistic Director from 1998 to 2018. He is the Co-Director of the MISA Summer Festival in Shanghai. In the 2018/19 season, alongside his work in China, Maestro Yu makes guest appearances across the globe, including with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan and others. In June 2018, Maestro Yu signed an exclusive recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon. As part of the Deutsche Grammophon’s 120th anniversary celebrations in 2018/19, Maestro Yu conducted a spectacular launch concert in October at the site of Beijing’s historic Imperial Ancestral Temple at the Forbidden City, alongside artists including Aida Garifullina and Daniil Trifonov.