Music in the Summer Air festival wraps up in Shanghai

Shanghai's 2025 Music in the Summer Air festival (MISA) concluded on Sunday with a concert marking the 80th anniversary of victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, collaborating with the Echo Festival Choir, performed under the baton of Yu Long, music director of SSO at the Shanghai Urban Music Lawn.

"Shanghai is a heroic city," Yu said. "We commemorate the victory of the great war of resistance tonight, and call for a peaceful and beautiful future for all."

Sponsored by Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co, MISA is the first regular classical music festival in Shanghai to be aimed specifically at young audiences. This year's theme, To the Future, highlighted sustainable development and environmental protection.

As well as thematic concerts, MISA held six lectures, workshops and other events aimed at raising public awareness on environmental protection.

Since its inauguration in 2010, MISA has organized a number of creative cross-over programs, with SSO president Zhou Ping saying that they "hope to keep expanding the boundaries of the festival".