UKRAINE BENEFIT CONCERT IN PRAGUE

On 1 March, Semyon Bychkov and members of the Czech Philharmonic took part in a benefit concert for Ukraine.Thirty thousand people gathered together at Prague’s Wenceslas Square and more tuned in in solidarity, donating over 180 million in CZK. Skip to 2 hours and 58...

MARCH EUROPEAN TOUR WITH CZECH PHILHARMONIC

Announcing its first international tour since the beginning of the pandmemic. the Czech Philharmonic will give 10 concerts with Chief Conductor and Music Director Semyon Bychkov in Austria, Germany and the UK this March. The tour kicks off on 3 March with a 3-concert...

WITHDRAWAL FROM RUSSIAN ENGAGEMENTS

It is with a heavy heart that Semyon Bychkov has had to withdraw from his concerts this summer with the Russian Youth Orchestra. Here he explains why: “The Russian invasion of Ukraine brought unthinkable devastation and human suffering. There can be no winners...

A STATEMENT FROM SEMYON BYCHKOV

Semyon Bychkov has issued the below statement in light of the news this morning from Ukraine: “Silence in the face of evil becomes its accomplice and ends up becoming its equal. Russian aggression in Ukraine brings us to what my generation hoped would never happen...

MEZZO LIVE HD BROADCAST OF GLAGOLITIC MASS

On Monday 28 February, Mezzo Live HD broadcast Semyon Bychkov’s performance of Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass with the Czech Philharmonic in Prague. Starting at 9pm GMT, the concert opens with Smolka’s Agnus Dei and Rachmaninov’s First Piano Concerto with Yuja Wang. More...