Newly appointed by the Czech Philharmonic as their Chief Conductor and Music Director designate, Maestro Bychkov returns to Prague for 2 periods of concerts before Christmas: firstly, 6-8 December in Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky with soloist Yuja Wang; secondly, 20-22 December in Fišer, Martinu and Strauss. In between, he records Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 at the Rudolfinum in Prague as part of his ongoing Tchaikovsky Project with the Czech Philharmonic for Decca Classics.
The New Year will then see Semyon Bychkov return to conduct the Leipzig Gewandhas Orchestra and the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich for three performnaces each.