OCTOBER NEWS

October marks a busy month of US engagements for Semyon Bychkov who will conduct four different orchestras within the space of four weeks. On 8 October, Bychkov gives the US première of Detlev Glanert’s Brahms-Fantasie with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra which will be...

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2015/16 SEASON BEGINS

Opening the new season with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in Salzburg, September has so far seen Semyon Bychkov make further appearances with the Orchestra at the Grafenegg Festival, BBC Proms and Lucerne Festival. The latter half of Bychkov’s European tour with...

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Opening the new season with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in Salzburg, September has so far seen Semyon Bychkov make further appearances with the Orchestra at the Grafenegg Festival, BBC Proms and Lucerne Festival. The latter half of Bychkov’s European tour with the Orchestra takes him to the George Enescu Festival in Bucharest, the Musikverein in Vienna for the opening concert of the Vienna Philharmonic’s 2015-16 subscription concert series as well as the Wiener Konzerthaus and Brucknerhaus Linz. Prior to three performances of Mahler’s Sixth Symphony with the Munich Philharmonic at the end of the month, Semyon Bychkov pairs Dvořák’s Ninth Symphony with Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique for two performances with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, the latter of which will be presented as part of the Dvořák Prague International Music Festival.

Prior to his performance of Shostakovich’s epic Seventh Symphony – the “Leningrad” – at the BBC Proms, Semyon Bychkov took some time to speak with John Wilson at BBC Front Row and to BBC World Service about the work, which is so connected to his birthplace. You can...

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SUMMER HAS ARRIVED

With the start of the summer, Semyon Bychkov is in Tokyo for two concerts with the Kioi Sinfonietta on Friday 3 and Saturday 4 July, before returning to Europe for the first of two concerts at the BBC Proms at the end of the month.  In Japan, he will conduct Mozart’s...

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SEMYON BYCHKOV RETURNS TO MUNICH

Next month sees Semyon Bychkov return to the Münchner Philharmoniker for the second time this season.  On 15, 16 and 17 June, he conducts the Orchestra in Bruckner’s Symphony No. 8 which he recently performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.  As The Chicago...

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BYCHKOV RETURNS TO ORCHESTRE NATIONAL DE FRANCE

Semyon Bychkov returns to the Orchestre National de France on Thursday 21 May 2015 in Shostakovich’s monumental Eighth Symphony. The first half features pianist, Alexandre Tharaud, in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 K. 467. The concert will be broadcast live on France...

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SEMYON BYCHKOV WINS BEST CONDUCTOR AT THE 2015 OPERA AWARDS

On 26 April 2015, Semyon Bychkov was awarded the Opera Awards Best Conductor prize at a ceremony at London’s Savoy Theatre, hosted by Richard E. Grant. Recently, Bychkov has conducted Strauss’s Die Frau ohne Schatten – which also won the prize for Best Strauss...

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UPCOMING APPEARANCES FOR BYCHKOV

This month sees Maestro Bychkov return to Chicago Symphony Orchestra for 8 performances. On 16, 17, 18, and 21 April, he conducts the Orchestra in Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 8 and Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with soloist Daniil Trifonov. He presents a second...

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BYCHKOV PREMIÈRES NEW PRODUCTION OF KHOVANSHCHINA IN VIENNA

The Première of the Vienna State Opera’s new production of Mussorgsky’s Khovanshchina, conducted by Semyon Bychkov, will be broadcast live on ORF radio.  The performance commences at 18:30 CET on Saturday 15 November 2014.  For more information, click here.

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KHOVANSHCHINA OPENS NEXT MONTH IN VIENNA

Next month sees the opening of Semyon Bychkov’s new production of Mussorgsky’s ‘Khovanshchina’ at the Vienna State Opera, and Maestro Bychkov took time out of his rehearsals to discuss his impressions of the work with journalist Oliver Lang… SCHWARZ, WEISS – UND ALLE...

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BYCHKOV LEADS THE GEWANDHAUSORCHESTER LEIPZIG

Following his three week stint appearing at major European festivals and opening the season with the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov is at the helm of the Gewandhausorchester of Leipzig this week, conducting three concerts featuring Rachmaninov’s Second...

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BYCHKOV STANDS IN WITH BERLIN PHILHARMONIC

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...

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