Semyon Bychkov was interviewed by The Daily Telegraph to time with the launch of his Beloved Friend: Tchaikovsky Project with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the first CD release in his Tchaikovsky Recording Cycle with the Czech Philharmonic. The FT also published a Masterclass in Conducting in which journalist Hannah Nepil recounts her time being conducted by Semyon Bychkov during rehearsals of Tchaikovsky’s Manfred Symphony earlier this summer:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/classical-music/semyon-bychkov-tchaikovsky-will-always-inspire-both-love-and-hat/

https://www.ft.com/content/69ff4b5e-958d-11e6-a80e-bcd69f323a8b