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Czech Phil/Bychkov review – fiendish Mozart duo contrasts with gargantuan Mahler

The Labèque sisters gave an uncannily composite performance of Mozart’s Concerto for Two Pianos, then chief conductor Semyon Bychkov took the Czech Philharmonic through a mighty rendering of Mahler’s Fifth

The Guardian - UK

Semyon Bychkov conducts through pain in celebrating Year of Czech Music with North American tour

Celebrating the end of the 100th anniversary Year of Czech Music, an event held every decade in the year ending in 4, Semyon Bychkov is conducting through pain in leading the Czech Philharmonic on a North American tour to New York and Toronto

The Independent UK

Self-loathing blends with love at Bayreuth 'Tristan und Isolde' by director Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson

Icelandic director Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson’s production of “Tristan und Isolde” at the Bayreuth Festival is becomes a psychoanalytic examination of self-loathing and burdensome expectations

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Classical home listening: Má vlast with the Czech Phil; Andreas Scholl revisits Vivaldi’s Stabat Mater

Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic mark Smetana’s bicentenary in peerless style, while the countertenor and Accademia Bizantina contemplate the Virgin Mary

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: Prom 64: Les Troyens; Prom 65: Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony; Proms 62 & 63: The Rite by Heart– review

With a stand-in conductor and a stellar cast, Berlioz’s monumental opera came into its own at the Proms; the BBC Symphony Orchestra let Bruckner’s colours unfurl; and Aurora’s Stravinsky played from memory proved unforgettable

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: Rusalka; The Rhinegold

Royal Opera’s new staging of Dvořák’s watery Rusalka finds fresh resonsances, while the ENO’s updated Ring cycle is really starting to shine

The Guardian - UK

Rusalka review – junk-filled staging brings magic and a sombre message

Ann Yee and Natalie Abrahami’s thoughtful and effective new production shapes Dvorák’s opera into a tale of mankind versus nature. A first-rate cast is matched by Semyon Bychkov in the pit

The Guardian - UK

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Rusalka review: The message fights with the music in this eco-conscious staging

Natalie Abrahami and Ann Yee’s production of Dvorak’s fairytale opera is well cast but weighed down by its politics

The Independent UK

Prom 26: BBCSO/Bychkov review – ambitious and striking Czech theme

Julian Anderson’s new Prague-inspired symphony built to a huge climax, but ultimately felt over-inflated, while the verve and energy of the Labèque sisters’ performance of Martinů was a little lost in the huge hall

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: Migrations; Aldeburgh festival; Royal Academy of Music SO/Bychkov

WNO’s multi-stranded exploration of human migration is a joy; Aldeburgh honours Oliver Knussen in style; and the RAM’s future stars are bold as brass

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: Così fan tutte; Czech Philharmonic/CBSO Chorus/Bychkov

Coliseum, London; Barbican, LondonENO’s fizzy production of Mozart’s masterpiece lands well in dark times, while a Czech performance of Janáček and Dvořák summons life-affirming spirit

The Guardian - UK

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From the Bolshoi to the Venice Biennale, Putin’s war has created a dilemma for the art world

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