The Czech Philharmonic has announced that Semyon Bychkov will not conduct January performances due to hip surgery he received in mid-December after his American tour. As a result, Herbert Blomstedt and Nicholas Kraemer will take over the concerts in the second half of January. Bychkov will return to his orchestra in February. Blomstedt will conduct a concert of music by Giovanni {…}
The Czech Philharmonic has announced a cast change for its May 1, 2, and 3 concerts. The company said that Iwona Sobotka will sing the soprano role in Beethoven’s Symphony No.9 replacing Lyubov Petrova. Sobotka has performed with such companies as the Chicago Opera Theater, Teatro Real, Osterfestspiele Baden-Baden, Perm State Opera, the Polish National Opera, and Opera Podlaska. She {…}
Semyon Bychov is set to end his tenure as Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Czech Philharmonic during the 2027-28 season. In a statement, “It’s been a remarkable season in every conceivable way, even if it is still continuing with enormous projects yet to come. I will come back to it later, but first I would like to talk {…}
The Czech Philharmonic has announced its 2024-25 season. Here are the vocal performances. Jakub Hrůša conducts Antonín Dvořák’s “Carnival Overture,” Josef Suk’s “Fantasy in G minor” for violin, and Leoš Janáček’s “Glagolitic Mass.” The concert will include soloists Julia Fischer, Corinne Winters, Bella Adamova, David Butt Philip, and Brindley Sherratt. Performance Date: Sept. 7, 2024 Semyon Bychkov conducts a Brahms {…}
Sir Simon Rattle has been appointed the position of Principal Guest Conductor of the Czech Philharmonic. He will hold the title “Rafael Kubelik Chair” from the 2024-25 season. Rattle signed an initial five-year contract with the orchestra, and the words “Rafael Kubelík Chair” have been added to his title at his request and with the consent of the Kubelík family. In {…}
Semyon Bychov has signed a new contract with the Czech Philharmonic extending his stay with the organization until 2028. The news was announced prior to the opening of the Czech Philharmonic 127th season by Chief Executive David Mareček. Bychov has been with the orchestra since 2018 as its Chief Conductor and Music Director and began his tenure in Prague and {…}
The Czech Philharmonic has announced its 2022-23 season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal performances. Semyon Bychkov leads music by Smetana, Dvorak, and Janácek’s Glagolitic Mass with such soloists as Evelina Dobraceva, Lucie Hilscherová, Ales Briscein, and Jan Martiník. Performance Dates: Sept. 2, 2022 Semyon Bychkov leads seven performances of “Rusalka” starring Asmik {…}
PENTATONE has announced a long-term partnership with the Czech Philharmonic. In a statement, the company said, “there are a handful of orchestras in the world whose sound culture, while firmly rooted in a particular realm of repertoire, transcends generations and shifting national boundaries – the Czech Philharmonic among them. It is extraordinarily fortunate and beautifully symbolic that we have at {…}
The Czech Philharmonic has announced that it will present a live performance on June 3, 2021. The performance, which will be the closing concert of the Prague Spring Festival, will feature performances of music by Mahler, Britten, and Beethoven’s famed sixth symphony. Tenor Petr Nekoranec will perform an arrangement of the second movement from Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 as well {…}
(Credit: Petra Hajska) On May 10, 2021, Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic will perform to a tested audience of 350 at the Rudolfinum in Prague. The concert will be supported by the Ministry of Culture and will mark the Czech Republic’s first cultural event with a live audience since the autumn and will feature music by Dvořák, Tchaikovsky, Marcello, Saint-Saëns, and Bizet. {…}
On April 8, the Czech Philharmonic, in collaboration with renowned singer, musician, choir leader, and teacher Ida Kelarová, will celebrate International Romani Day. The concert will feature a performance by the Čhavorenge’s Children Choir and will be streamed live from Prague’s La Fabrika. The program will include jazz, classical, folk, and contemporary Romani music. Kelarová, Čhavorenge and players from the {…}