The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Category: Semyon Bychkov
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* Notes * Semyon Bychkov (pictured left, photograph by Thomas Brill) conducts San Francisco Symphony in Schubert's Unfinished and Shostakovich's 11th this week. The Schubert that started last night's proceedings was elegant. The pianissimo of the strings with oboe and clarinet in the first movement was simply beautiful. The sound was verdant and fresh. In the…
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* Notes * The Vienna Philharmonic's latest tour with Semyon Bychkov started in Cologne, has 5 stops in California, and ends in Toronto. Last night's performance at Cal Performances in Berkeley was the first of three different concerts here. The evening began with Schubert's Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major. The sound was fastidious yet with…
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