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This month, Semyon Bychkov returns to Prague to conduct the Czech Philharmonic in two sets of subscription concerts. From 18-20 March, they give the Czech première performances of Detlev Glanert’s Requiem für Hieronymus Bosch. Bychkov was most recently heard in London...

On 5 and 6 January 2020, Semyon Bychkov can be heard conducting the Wiener Philharmoniker for the 150th anniversary celebrations of the Wiener Musikverein. The programme will be the same as the one heard in the Musikverein’s Great Hall 150 years ago: Beethoven’s...

This December, Semyon Bychkov conducts the UK première of Detlev Glanert’s “Requiem for Hieronymus Bosch” at London’s Barbican Centre. The culmination of the BBC Symphony Orchestra’s Total Immersion: Detlev Glanert day on Saturday 7 December, the Requiem was...

Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic’s international Tchaikovsky residencies continue in November with performances in Vienna and Paris. From 18-21 November, they can be heard at the Musikverein and will be joined by Kirill Gerstein, Gautier Capuçon and Renaud...

Following a successful Tchaikovsky Project residency back home in Prague, Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic this autumn embark on further Tchaikovsky residencies in Tokyo, Vienna and Paris. Forming part of a larger Far East Tour starting on 17 October in...

On Wednesday 4 September, Semyon Bychkov conducts the opening of the Czech Philharmonic’s 2019-20 season marking the start of his second year as their Chief Conductor and Music Director. Broadcast live on Czech TV, the concert features music by Smetana, Tchaikovsky...

The Tchaikovsky Project boxset from Decca Classics is now available to pre-order. The seven-volume edition – officially released on 30 August – features all of the composer’s symphonies, the three piano concertos with Kirill Gerstein, Romeo & Juliet, Serenade for...

Over the summer months, Semyon Bychkov will return to the Royal Concertgebouw in June and the Bayreuth Festival in July. On 19-20 June, he conducts the Concertgebouw in Glanert’s Weites Land, Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D and three movements from Smetana’s Má...

The beginning of May sees Semyon Bychkov present his second programme with the New York Philharmonic performing works by Bruch and Strauss from 2-4 May and joined by Katia and Marielle Labèque as soloists. A week later, he returns to The Cleveland Orchestra to...

The BBC Proms have just announced their 2019 programme which will feature two appearances from Semyon Bychkov. On 11 August, he conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in the UK premiere of Glanert’s Weites Land followed by Schubert’s Einsamkeit and Mahler’s Fourth...

The Czech Philharmonic led by their Chief Conductor and Music Director Semyon Bychkov have today announced their 124th season which opens on 4 September 2019 with music by Smetana, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich – click here to look through the full-season brochure.

The beginning of April sees Semyon Bychkov return to Prague for three performances of Mahler’s Ninth Symphony with the Czech Philharmonic from 3-5 April. A week later, he returns to London to conduct the BBC Symphony Orchestra in an all-Shostakovich programme on 10...

March sees Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic enter the final stage of their Tchaikovsky recording cycle committing Symphony Nos. 1 and 2 to disc which will form part of Decca Classics’ Tchaikovsky Project boxset release at the end of August this year. At the...

Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic embark on their first tour together of 2019 to Germany and Belgium. Starting in Essen on 1 February, they travel to Bruges (2 February), Hamburg (4 February), Frankfurt (5 February), Dusseldorf (6 February), Nuremberg (7...

On 25 December, Semyon Bychkov returns to conduct the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in a special Christmas matinee performance of the complete music to Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker ballet. The New Year also sees Bychkov make return appearances with the WDR...

Semyon Bychkov’s inaugural tour with the Czech Philharmonic started in London on 24 October with a special centenary concert at the Royal Academy of Music attended by the Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and HRH The Duchess of Gloucester, followed by performances at...

On 10 October, Semyon Bychkov will open the Czech Philharmonic’s 123rd season as their new Chief Conductor and Music Director with a performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 Resurrection. He will be joined by soloists Christiane Karg and Elisabeth Kulman who will also...

Ending the 2017-18 season at the BBC Proms on 31 August and opening the new season a week later in Leipzig, this autumn Semyon Bychkov will officially start his tenure as the new Chief Conductor and Music Director of the Czech Philharmonic. Before returning to Prague...