Today, Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic mark Bedřich Smetana’s bicentenary (2nd March 1824) with the release of Má vlast, released by PENTATONE. The recording of Má vlast is the Czech Philharmonic’s first release in 2024’s Year of Czech Music, a major...
Today, Semyon Bychkov with the Czech Philharmonic continue their acclaimed Mahler cycle with the composer’s First Symphony, one of the most evocative and colourful symphonic debuts in the history of the genre. Released internationally by PENTATONE this will be the...
From El Pais, by Javier Salas The Jewish-born conductor who performs ‘Tristan and Isolde’ at the Teatro Real, recalls how he fled the USSR in the 1970s and the reprisals experienced by his family. As a great Jew, Semyon Bychkov (St. Petersburg, 70)...
The innate musicality of the Czech people could not fail but to give birth to a vast legacy of musical creations that, in turn, need interpreters to bring them to life. Whatever the complexities of the world, there will always be a place for music that speaks...
Excerpt from David Conway’s interview with Semyon Bychkov in The Critic. Semyon Bychkov, a Russian-born and internationally famed conductor, and familiar figure in London opera houses and concert halls, recently made a forceful intervention, releasing a...
Today PENTATONE announced that Mahler’s Resurrection, the third disc in the Czech Philharmonic’s Mahler Cycle will be released on Good Friday, Friday 7 April. Conducted by Chief Conductor and Music Director of the Czech Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov, the recording...
