May sees Maestro Bychkov return to conduct the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra in Mahler and Khachaturian (4-5 May), the Berlin Philharmonic in Shostakovich and Strauss (12-14 May), and the Munich Philharmonic in Berlioz, Mahler and Tchaikovsky including a performance in Italy as part of the Ravenna Festival (26-28 May; 2-3 June)....

Last Friday 21 April, Sony Classical released Semyon Bychkov’s recording of Schmidt’s Symphony No. 2 and Strauss’ Dreaming by the Fireside with the Vienna Philharmonic. Schmidt was a cellist in the Vienna Philharmonic and Bychkov explored his Second Symphony at the request of the Orchestra. This CD release is a...