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ON the eve of its 127th season, the Czech Philharmonic<\/strong><\/a> has announced that it is to renew its existing contract with chief conductor and music director Semyon Bychkov.<\/p>\n The conductor, who has been with the orchestra since 2018, has now signed a new contract which keeps him in the role until 2028. The announcement was made ahead of the Czech Phil\u2019s season opener: a concert featuring Beethoven\u2019s Violin Concerto performed by Lisa Batiashvili, and Strauss\u2019s Alpine <\/i>Symphony<\/em>.<\/p>\n Semyon Bychkov\u2019s tenure with the Czech Philharmonic began with a tour to celebrate 100 years of Czechoslovak independence. The following year saw the release of The Tchaikovsky Project.<\/i> Released by Decca Classics, this marked the culmination of four years of Tchaikovsky performance by Bychkov and the orchestra.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div> <\/section> More recently, April 2022 saw the start of a new Mahler symphonic cycle by Bychkov and the Czech Phil on Pentatone. The opening disc, featuring Symphony No.4, earned a five-star review from us<\/strong><\/a>. That release will be followed, on\u00a014 October, by the release of Mahler\u2019s Fifth Symphony from the same forces.<\/p>\n Continuing the Mahler theme, the orchestra\u2019s 2022-23 season will also feature performances of the composer\u2019s Sixth and Seventh Symphonies, in Paris, Brussels, Hamburg, Munich, Vienna, Milan and the Gewandhaus Mahler Festival in Leipzig. Both symphonies will also be set down back home in Prague.<\/p>\n At the beginning of September, Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic celebrated the Czech Republic\u2019s EU Council Presidency with a special concert held on a stage floating on the Vltava River. A few weeks later, conductor and orchestra presented their first opera together: Dvo\u0159\u00e1k\u2019s Rusalka<\/i>, with Asmik Grigorian in the title role.<\/p>\n Describing the first of three concert performances broadcast live and presented as part of the 2022 Dvo\u0159\u00e1k Prague International Music Festival, Czech Radio enthused that \u2018<\/i>Semyon Bychkov literally worked magic\u2019.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div> <\/section><\/body><\/html>\n By Steve Wright Published: Thursday, 29 September 2022 at 12:00 am ON the eve of its 127th season, the Czech Philharmonic has announced that it is to renew its existing contract with chief conductor and music director Semyon Bychkov. 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