70TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS IN PRAGUE

Semyon Bychkov celebrates his 70th birthday this year with three concerts in Prague. He will be reunited with the Czech Philharmonic Youth Orchestra for Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, followed by Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony with the Czech Philharmonic. This season...

MUSICAL AMERICA CONDUCTOR OF THE YEAR

Semyon Bychkov has today (11 October) been announced Musical America’s Conductor of the Year: “A tireless advocate for his art, his fresh and spontaneous-sounding interpretations are meticulous in their attention to detail. But don’t be deceived, it will have taken...

MAHLER ON EUROPEAN TOUR

This month, Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic embark on their second European tour of the year visiting France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. Highlights of the tour include two performances of Mahler’s Symphony No. 7 in Paris (18 October) and Luxembourg (19...

CZECH PHILHARMONIC CONTRACT EXTENSION TO 2028

Last night prior to the opening of the Czech Philharmonic’s 127th season, Chief Executive David Mareček announced that Semyon Bychkov, Chief Conductor and Music Director since 2018 had signed a new contract with the Orchestra, extending his contract until 2028. Watch...

FIRST RUSALKA AT DVORAK PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL

On Monday 19 September, Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic present the first of three performances of the opera at the 2022 Dvořák Prague International Music Festival. Rusalka is the first opera that Semyon Bychkov will conduct with the Czech Philharmonic and,...