About this user
A pupil of the legendary Russian pedagogue Ilya Musin, Bychkov came to international prominence in the mid-eighties following a series of high-profile cancellations. Following his relationship with the Buffalo Philharmonic (first as Principal Guest Conductor and later as Music Director 1980-1989), concerts with the Concertgebouw, New York Philharmonic and Berlin Philharmonic orchestras, led to an exclusive recording contract with Philips Classics. Bychkov has since held the positions of Music Director of the Orchestre de Paris (1989-98), Principal Guest Conductor of the St Petersburg Philharmonic (1990-94), Principal Guest Conductor of Maggio Musicale in Florence (1992-98); Chief Conductor of the Dresden Semperoper (1998-2003); and, most recently Chief Conductor of WDR Sinfonie-Orchester Köln (1997-2010).
Country
Russia
