Last Friday the world mourned the loss of Maestro Bernard Haitink with whom Semyon Bychkov has warm memories of his encounters. Here are a few lines he wrote about the great Dutch conductor: “With the departure of Bernard Haitink we lost Haitink the artist and Haitink...
Semyon Bychkov is in Paris at the moment conducting the Orchestre de Paris for the first time since 1998 for three performances on 22, 23 and 24 September featuring Mahler’s Second Symphony. In between rehearsals, he caught up with France Musique’s Les Grands...
Semyon Bychkov launches his new season in Paris where he returns to conduct the Orchestre de Paris (22-24 September) for the first time since 1998. His programme for his return is Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 Resurrection, the work he programmed for his inaugural concert...
Marking his 180th birthday this year, Dvořák is Mezzo TV’s Composer of the Month this September. Mezzo TV subscribers can catch up on previous Czech Philharmonic performances of the composer’s last three symphonies conducted by Chief Conductor and Music Director...
Semyon Bychkov returns to London for the first time in over a year to conduct the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the BBC Proms. Beethoven’s Coriolanus Overture and Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A minor with soloist Kirill Gerstein will be heard in the first half followed by...
Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic will be reunited after the summer at the 2021 Grafenegg Festival where they will present concerts on 26 and 27 August. On their first night, they play Kabeláč’s The Mystery of Time paired with Mahler’s Fifth Symphony. For...
