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2020-04-01 10:05:25
The Czech Philharmonic celebrates its 125th anniversary with its 2020/21 season, the third with chief conductor Semyon Bychkov
Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Photo Petra Hajska) The 2020/21 season marks the Czech Philharmonic's 125th anniversary, and the season will also by Semyon Bychkov's third as chief conductor. Bychkov will be launching the season on 17 November 2020 with a concert commemorating the 1989 Velvet Revolution, with the commemorative concert planned to become an annual event. On 17 November, Bychkov will conduct the orchestra in Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony and Mystery of Time by the Czech composer Miloslav Kabeláč (1908-1979).During the season Bychkov will be conducting world premières of works commissioned from Bryce Dessner, Detlev Glanert and Thomas Larcher, with other concerts given by orchestra's two principal guest conductors, Jakub Hrůša and Tomáš Netopil. Netopil will be conducting Bohuslav Martinu's Ariane, whilst Sir John Eliot Gardiner will conduct Janacek's The Cunning Little Vixen. David Robertson will conduct the first performance of the third of the nine newly […]
2017-10-17 14:56:00
What Semyon Bychkov will bring to the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
The news that Semyon Bychkov has been named new Chief Conductor of the Czech Philharmonic has gone round the world, but what does tyhe news portend ? Jiří Bělohlávek's contract had been renewed to 2020. Though he had been ill for some time his sudden death was unexpected. EA Chief Conductor is a figurehead who defines an orchestra's profile and artistic direction. Conductor Chess is not popularity contest but hard business sense. In June, the Prague press was abuzz with speculation. The orchestra's management were quoted as saying the choice would depend on "publiku, nahrávacím společnostem, zahraničním pořadatelům i k ministerstvu kultury".ie the public, recording companies, foreign organizations and The Ministry of Culture.Among the contenders mentioned were Christoph Eschenbach, John Eliot Gardiner, Fabio Luisi, Kent Nagano, and Jaap van Zweden. So they wanted big names. Bychkov's a big name, but his advantage was that Decca recentoy recorded the fist two […]
2017-10-16 19:00:00
I didn't particularly cover Dennis Russell Davies' upcoming move to the Brno Philharmonic, so here is a mention of it, along with the even bigger news that Semyon! Bychkov! has accepted the opening at the Czech Philharmonic created by the death of Jiří Bělohlávek. Honestly, I never thought Bychkov would take an ongoing post anywhere.Here's the press release:*SEMYON BYCHKOV NAMED CHIEF CONDUCTOR ANDMUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE CZECH PHILHARMONICSTARTING IN THE 2018-19 SEASON**Mr. Bychkov to serve as Chief Conductor andMusic Director Designate during the 2017-18 season*NEW YORK, NEW YORK (October 16, 2017) — The Czech Philharmonic today announced the appointment of Semyon Bychkov as Chief Conductor and Music Director starting in the 2018-19 season. Mr. Bychkov has been a frequent guest conductor of the Czech Philharmonic since first appearing with the Orchestra in 2013, and he is also currently the Artistic Director//of/The Tchaikovsky Project/, which he launched with the Orchestra last October […]
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