On Wednesday 4 September, Semyon Bychkov conducts the opening of the Czech Philharmonic’s 2019-20 season marking the start of his second year as their Chief Conductor and Music Director. Broadcast live on Czech TV, the concert features music by Smetana, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich. Less than a week later, Bychkov and...

The Tchaikovsky Project boxset from Decca Classics is now available to pre-order. The seven-volume edition – officially released on 30 August – features all of the composer’s symphonies, the three piano concertos with Kirill Gerstein, Romeo & Juliet, Serenade for Strings and Francesca da Rimini: