Semyon Bychkov
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Semyon Bychkov (Russian: Семён Бычков,; born November 30, 1952) in is a Russian-American conductor.
Bychkov was born in Leningrad, USSR, (now St. Petersburg, Russia), where he studied at the Glinka Choir School for ten years and later at the Leningrad Conservatory. In 1973 he won the Rachmaninov Conducting Competition and was asked to conduct the Leningrad Philharmonic. However the concert was canceled because of Bychkov's political views.[citation needed] In 1974 he emigrated from the Soviet Union. From 1980 to 1985, Semyon Bychkov served as music director of the Grand Rapids Symphony and as principal guest conductor of the Buffalo Philharmonic. He was named music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic in 1985 and held that post until 1989. In 1983, he became a United States citizen. From 1989 to 1998 he was music director of the Orchestre de Paris. He then moved to Cologne to be conductor of the WDR Symphony Orchestra. Bychkov is married to the pianist Marielle Labèque (his second marriage). He is the brother of conductor Yakov Kreizberg.
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Principal Conductor, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne 1997–present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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