Tag Archives: Semyon Bychkov

On the edge of the precipice: Britten and Mahler from Janine Jansen, Semyon Bychkov and the LSO

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Mark Pullinger

LSO/ Semyon Bychkov **** Barbican Hall, 5th October 2017 It was another evening staring into the abyss courtesy of the London Symphony Orchestra. A fortnight after Sir Simon Rattle drove his charges into hell in a thrilling Damnation of Faust, Semyon Bychkov presided over … Continue reading →

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Prom 29: Twilight of the Old Believers as Semyon Bychkov leads a majestic Khovanshchina

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Mark Pullinger

Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina **** Prom 29, Royal Albert Hall, 6th August 2017 At the end of Götterdämmerung, Brünnhilde rides her horse onto a pyre. Although his opera’s not quite as long, Mussorgsky trumps Wagner by sending a whole chorus to their immolation as Act … Continue reading →

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Beloved Friend: Bychkov’s Tchaikovsky series closes with a provocative Pathétique

Posted on October 29, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Tchaikovsky/Rachmaninov: BBCSO/Bychkov *** Barbican, 28th October 2016 In a world where our online arteries are clogged by instant messaging, it’s easy to make connections across the miles. Twitter, Whatsapp, Skype and countless other methods of communication enable friendships to grow … Continue reading →

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Old wine, new bottles: vintage season unveiled at the ROH

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Recently, I’ve enviously devoured new season announcements flooding in from various opera companies around the globe. Adding events to Bachtrack keeps me abreast of all the wonderful things in store. In February, the Opéra de Paris unveiled a seriously tempting … Continue reading →

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Seeing double: Kasper Holten’s Eugene Onegin returns to Covent Garden

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin **** The Royal Opera, 19th December 2015 The question I’d longed to ask Kasper Holten when his 2013 Royal Opera staging of Eugene Onegin opened was: if you’d had a younger soprano cast as Tatyana, would you … Continue reading →

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