The Berliner Philharmoniker have asked Semyon Bychkov to replace the indisposed Lorin Maazel for 4 concerts. He will conduct the orchestra on 4, 5, 6 and 7 June in performances of Strauss’s ‘Don Quixote’ and Schubert’s ‘Great’ C major Symphony No. 9. The final...
On Saturday, 29th March, The BBC will broadcast the opera live from 17:50 on Radio 3. Audiences around the world can listen on bbc.co.uk and hear why the critics have outdone themselves in reaching for the superlatives: “Richard Strauss’s big year won’t get any better...
Bernard Haitink celebrated his 85th birthday yesterday at a performance of Strauss’s Die Frau ohne Schatten conducted by Semyon Bychkov. Here’s a picture of the two maestros together post-performance.
Maestro Bychkov is now in his second week of rehearsals at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden for Strauss’s Die Frau ohne Schatten. Directed by Claus Guth, the production runs for 7 performances with the opening night on Friday 14th March, and performances...
Semyon Bychkov has returned to the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam this week. As part of the orchestras ‘Great Maestros’ series he will conduct Schubert’s ‘Great’ C major Symphony No. 9 in four performances at the legendary Concertgebouw Hall – at 20.15 on...
