ALBUMTchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor "Pathétique", Romeo & Juliet Fantasy OvertureSemyon Bychkov & Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
ALBUMMahler: Symphony No. 6New York Philharmonic & Semyon Bychkov
ALBUMHöller: Sphären - Der ewige TagSemyon Bychkov & Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMMascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana - Leoncavallo: PagliacciJessye Norman, Giuseppe Giacomini, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Semyon Bychkov, Barbara Frittoli, José Cura, Carlos Alvarez & Riccardo Chailly
ALBUMStrauss, R.: An Alpine Symphony - Till EulenspiegelSemyon Bychkov & West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMWagner, R.: LohengrinCologne West German Radio Chorus, Cologne West German Radio Orchestra & Semyon Bychkov
ALBUMRachmaninov: Bells (The) - Symphonic DancesEvgeny Akimov, Semyon Bychkov, Tatiana Pavlovskaya, Vladimir Vaneev, West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, West German Radio Chorus & Lege Artis Chamber Choir
ALBUMStrauss, R.: Elektra, Op. 58West German Radio Chorus, Deborah Polaski, Alfred Walker, West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Franz Grundheber, Felicity Palmer, Semyon Bychkov, Twyla Robinson, Susanne Resmark, Graham Clark, Anne Schwanewilms, Christiane Hossfeld, Viola Zimmermann, Margarita de Arellano, Lars Woldt, Irmgard Vilsmaier, Karen Foster, Arnold Bezuyen & Brigitta Svenden
ALBUMBerio: Sinfonia - Canticum Novissimi Testamenti IISemyon Bychkov, Electric Phoenix, London Sinfonietta Voices, Rascher Saxophone Quartet & Orchestre De Paris
ALBUMBizet: Carmen Suites; L'Arlésienne SuitesSemyon Bychkov & Orchestre De Paris
ALBUMBerlioz: Symphonie fantastique; Le carnaval romainOrchestre De Paris & Semyon Bychkov
ALBUMProkofiev: Alexander Nevsky; Cinderella SuiteOrchestre De Paris & Semyon Bychkov
ALBUMDutilleux: Symphony No. 2; Métaboles; Timbres, Espace, MouvementOrchestre De Paris & Semyon Bychkov
ALBUMClaras Traum vom Nussknacker und Mäusekönig - Das große Abenteuer Musik - Folge 4Rolf Zuckowski, Berlin Philharmonic & Semyon Bychkov
ALBUMRavel: Boléro; Rapsodie espagnole; La Valse; Daphnis & Chloé Suite No. 2; Pavane pour une infante défunteOrchestre De Paris & Semyon Bychkov
ALBUMTchaikovsky: Serenade For Strings / Elgar: Introduction & Allegro / Wolf: Italian Serenade / Barber: AdagioBerlin Philharmonic & Semyon Bychkov
ALBUMParis 1920 - Poulenc: Les Biches; Milhaud: Le boeuf sur le toit; Honegger: Pacific 231Orchestre De Paris & Semyon Bychkov
ALBUMTchaikovsky: Eugene OneginDmitri Hvorostovsky, Irina Arkhipova, Neil Shicoff, Nuccia Focile, Olga Borodina, Orchestre De Paris, Sarah Walker, Semyon Bychkov & St. Petersburg Chamber Choir
ALBUMAdagioMischa Maisky, Orchestre De Paris & Semyon Bychkov
ALBUMFranck: Symphony in D Minor / Bizet: Symphony in COrchestre De Paris & Semyon Bychkov
ALBUMStravinsky: Petrouchka; Divertimento from Le Baiser de la féeOrchestre De Paris & Semyon Bychkov
ALBUMRachmaninov: Symphony No. 2Semyon Bychkov & Orchestre De Paris
ALBUMMascagni: Cavalleria RusticanaArthur Oldham, Choeur de l'Orchestre de Paris, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Giuseppe Giacomini, Jessye Norman, Orchestre De Paris & Semyon Bychkov
ALBUMMozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 7 & 10Semyon Bychkov, Katia & Marielle Labèque & Berlin Philharmonic
ALBUMRichard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra & Don JuanSemyon Bychkov, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Philharmonia Orchestra
ALBUMShostakovich: Symphony No. 11Semyon Bychkov & Berlin Philharmonic
ALBUMTchaikovsky: The NutcrackerBerlin Philharmonic & Semyon Bychkov
Artist Biography
One of the most impassioned, authoritative conductors on the world stage, Semyon Bychkov also brings a moral urgency to everything he performs. Born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) in 1952, he had a thorough technical grounding from the legendary conducting teacher Ilya Musin at the Leningrad Conservatory. In 1973 he won the Rachmaninov Conducting Competition, but after he criticized the Soviet regime’s anti-Semitic policies, his prize was revoked and he left the country for Vienna, and then the U.S. Subsequent performances with the Buffalo Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, and Concertgebouw Orchestra made such an impression that he was offered a 10-year contract with the Philips recording company. His debut recording, in 1986, was with the Berlin Philharmonic in Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony, and it made a deep impression on both critics and members of the orchestra, many of whom were new to the work. Subsequent appointments in Paris, St. Petersburg, Dresden, and Cologne consolidated Bychkov’s reputation as a uniquely insightful interpreter of Mahler, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, and Strauss. In 2018, he was appointed music director of the Czech Philharmonic. Typically, Bychkov was quick to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and he has made it clear that his performances of Russian classics are offered in a spirit of protest.