Semyon Bychkov

Jan 8, 2025 | personalaudio.hk | Semyon Bychkov

文：劉志剛 比起同樣由 Asmik Grigorian 擔綱的 2020 年馬德里《水仙子》，Ann Yee 和 Natalie Abrahami 的倫敦製作較嚴格地遵循童話故事的脉絡。然而，這部歌劇仍被重新塑造成「人類對自然的冷漠、及隨之而來的掠奪」的寓言。 序曲的空中芭蕾舞劇（高難度啊 ），王子在魯莎卡的懷抱中游進游出。隨後，身穿苔綠色衣服的木精靈在開場戲中嘲笑水妖精。當到了人類世界，我們意識到在王子狹窄的宮殿裡充滿了奇形怪狀的物品，明喩對大自然的侵犯。他的婚禮賓客們在煙駁煙的抽著，並在身上塗油。在第三幕，被污染的湖水變成了骯髒的紅色；木精靈們被王子婚宴的垃圾纏住了。 至於外國公主變成公爵夫人，JeŽibaba 由女巫變成「一個明智的、永恆的精靈」，就是沒必要的改動了。王子和公爵夫人之間的遭遇凸顯了洶湧的情慾，值得一記。真正令人不安的時刻，是 JeŽibaba 如何促成魯莎卡從精靈到人類的轉變：用刀砍她的背，從其體內取出一件有觸手的生物，放入煲裏！魯莎卡的背脊血跡斑斑。 我留意到 Opera Today 的 critic...

Dec 9, 2024 | bachtrack.com | Michelle Assay |Loading image.. |Semyon Bychkov

It is said that, on the way from New York, weather fronts often make a stop in Toronto. Alas, that’s far less common for international orchestras, so it was no surprise to see a near-capacity turnout for the revered Czech Philharmonic and their Music Director, Semyon Bychkov, in the first of two concerts in Koerner Hall.

Dec 6, 2024 | inkl.com | Czech Philharmonic |Semyon Bychkov

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Dec 6, 2024 | inkl.com | Semyon Bychkov

Bychkov-Year of Czech Music - (©2024 Chris Lee) Eva Krestová remembered Semyon Bychkov’s first rehearsal as chief conductor of the Czech Philharmonic, leading Shostakovich’s “Leningrad” symphony. “I was shaking,” the viola leader recalled of that day in Prague’s Rudolfinum. “He smiled at me and from this moment, I knew that I can do it.

Dec 5, 2024 | bachtrack.com | Gil Shaham |Semyon Bychkov |Edward Sava-Segal |Loading image..

Not as universally beloved as his Cello Concerto nor as rarely performed as its piano counterpart, Dvořák’s Violin Concerto in A minor took center stage in this second Czech Philharmonic performance at Carnegie Hall this month under the baton of Semyon Bychkov. These concerts, dedicated to Dvořák’s most important works for soloist and orchestra, were part of New York’s contribution to theYear of Czech Music, a global celebration honouring the rich legacy of Czech composers and their creations.