- Presenter: Weiwuying
- Duration is 95 minutes with a 20-minute intermission.
- Age guidance 7+
- Latecomers must follow staff instructions for entry and re-entry.
- For Group Purchase Discounts, please contact 07-262-6666.
Helpful Guide
- 10% off for Weiwuying Lifestyle member
- Weiwuying Youth member: 25% ticket discount for your first purchase. The additional ticket discount same as Lifestyle members.
※ID and Youth membership card are required at the door. - Weiwuying Unlimited member: 30% ticket discount for your first purchase. The additional ticket discount same as Lifestyle members.
- For details, please see Weiwuying Members Benefit
Semyon BYCHKOV & CHO Seong-jin & Czech Philharmonic
Maestro Semyon BYCHKOV leads the renowned Czech Philharmonic to Taiwan, joining piano virtuoso CHO Seong-jin for an evening of brilliance. Inspired by his 1928 U.S. tour, RAVEL infused his Piano Concerto in G Major with jazz rhythms and harmonies, blending orchestral energy with the piano's agility and vibrancy. CHO, a Chopin Competition winner, brings a profound and poetic touch to this contrasting work. The second half features TCHAIKOVSKY's Symphony No. 5, centered on the theme of fate and known for its rich orchestration and dramatic intensity. Moving from melancholy to triumph, it brims with emotion and grandeur. BYCHKOV leads the Czech Philharmonic with a refined yet powerful interpretation, balancing delicate lyricism with commanding intensity for an unforgettable symphonic experience.
Pre-talk
2025/10/16(Thu)19:00 Concert Hall Auditorium
Program
M. RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G Major
P. I. TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5
Creative and Production Team
Conductor｜Semyon BYCHKOV
Piano｜CHO Seong-jin
Czech Philharmonic
Artist Introduction
Conductor｜Semyon BYCHKOV
Semyon BYCHKOV became Chief Conductor and Music Director of the Czech Philharmonic in 2018, and his inaugural season was celebrated with an international tour that took the orchestra from performances at home in Prague to concerts in London, New York, and Washington. The following year saw the completion of The TCHAIKOVSKY Project – involving the release of a seven-CD box set devoted to the composer's symphonic repertoire and a series of international residencies. In his first season with the Czech Philharmonic, he also instigated the commissioning of 14 new works which have subsequently been premiered by the orchestra and performed by other ensembles across Europe and in the United States.
Semyon BYCHKOV's repertoire spans four centuries to which he brings a combination of innate musicality and rigorous Russian pedagogy. In addition to guest engagements with the world's major orchestras and opera houses, he holds honorary titles with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Academy of Music, holding an honorary doctorate with the latter. He was named Conductor of the Year at the 2015 International Opera Awards and, in 2022, by Musical America.
Piano｜CHO Seong-jin
CHO Seong-jin has established himself worldwide as one of the leading pianists of his generation and most distinctive artists on the current music scene. With an innate musicality and consummate artistry, his thoughtful and poetic, virtuosic, and colorful playing can combine panache with purity and is driven by an impressive natural sense of balance. He is celebrated unanimously across the globe for his expressive magic and illuminative insights.
CHO Seong-jin was brought to the world's attention in 2015 when he won First Prize at the CHOPIN International Competition in Warsaw, and his career has rapidly ascended since. In early 2016, he signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon and, in 2023, CHO was awarded the prestigious Samsung Ho-Am Prize in the Arts in recognition of his exceptional contributions to the world of classical music. An artist in high demand, CHO works with the world's most prestigious orchestras including Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmoniker, London Symphony Orchestra, Concertgebouworkest, and Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductors he regularly collaborates with include CHUNG Myung-whun, Gustavo DUDAMEL, Andris NELSONS, Yannick NÉZET-SÉGUIN, Gianandrea NOSEDA, Antonio PAPPANO, Simon RATTLE, Santtu-Matias ROUVALI, Esa-Pekka SALONEN, and Lahav SHANI. In the 2024/25 season, CHO held the position of Artist in Residence with the Berliner Philharmoniker.
Czech Philharmonic
Chosen as Gramophone's 2024 'Orchestra of the Year', this season the Czech Philharmonic will be a guest in the most prestigious halls across East Asia – Taiwan, Japan and South Korea – as well as major cities in Germany, Italy, Austria, Luxembourg and Belgium. In the Czech Republic, the orchestra appears at its home, the Rudolfinum in Prague, at festivals including Prague Spring, DVOŘÁK Prague and SMETANA Litomyšl, as well as at international festivals such as Grafenegg, George Enescu and Bad Kissingen. Following in the footsteps of Yuja WANG, Magdalena KOŽENÁ, Sir András SCHIFF and Daniil TRIFONOV, Evgeny KISSIN will be the Czech Philharmonic's 130th season Artist-in-Residence.
Alongside its celebrations of SHOSTAKOVICH's 50th anniversary, RAVEL's 150th anniversary and the 150th anniversary of "Vltava" – the iconic second poem of Má vlast – the Czech Philharmonic will shine a spotlight on contemporary music this season with the appointment of its first ever Composer-in-Residence, Bryce DESSNER. The European and Czech premieres of two new works by DESSNER will be led by Chief Conductor and Music Director Semyon BYCHKOV and Principal Guest Conductor Jakub HRŮŠA. Further national premieres by John ADAMS, Luigi DALLAPICCOLA, György KURTÁG, Witold LUTOSŁAWSKI, Guillaume CONNESSON and Wynton MARSALIS will be conducted by Principal Guest Conductor Sir Simon RATTLE, Sir Anthony PAPPANO, Thomas ADÈS, Stéphane DENÈVE and Cristian MǍCELARU. PAPPANO will return in summer 2026 with the London Symphony Orchestra to perform in Prague as part of a new Czech Philharmonic initiative.
Sponsor
 |
Semyon BYCHKOV & CHO Seong-jin & Czech Philharmonic
Maestro Semyon BYCHKOV leads the renowned Czech Philharmonic to Taiwan, joining piano virtuoso CHO Seong-jin for an evening of brilliance. Inspired by his 1928 U.S. tour, RAVEL infused his Piano Concerto in G Major with jazz rhythms and harmonies, blending orchestral energy with the piano's agility and vibrancy. CHO, a Chopin Competition winner, brings a profound and poetic touch to this contrasting work. The second half features TCHAIKOVSKY's Symphony No. 5, centered on the theme of fate and known for its rich orchestration and dramatic intensity. Moving from melancholy to triumph, it brims with emotion and grandeur. BYCHKOV leads the Czech Philharmonic with a refined yet powerful interpretation, balancing delicate lyricism with commanding intensity for an unforgettable symphonic experience.
Pre-talk
2025/10/16(Thu)19:00 Concert Hall Auditorium
Program
M. RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G Major
P. I. TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5
Creative and Production Team
Conductor｜Semyon BYCHKOV
Piano｜CHO Seong-jin
Czech Philharmonic
Artist Introduction
Conductor｜Semyon BYCHKOV
Semyon BYCHKOV became Chief Conductor and Music Director of the Czech Philharmonic in 2018, and his inaugural season was celebrated with an international tour that took the orchestra from performances at home in Prague to concerts in London, New York, and Washington. The following year saw the completion of The TCHAIKOVSKY Project – involving the release of a seven-CD box set devoted to the composer's symphonic repertoire and a series of international residencies. In his first season with the Czech Philharmonic, he also instigated the commissioning of 14 new works which have subsequently been premiered by the orchestra and performed by other ensembles across Europe and in the United States.
Semyon BYCHKOV's repertoire spans four centuries to which he brings a combination of innate musicality and rigorous Russian pedagogy. In addition to guest engagements with the world's major orchestras and opera houses, he holds honorary titles with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Academy of Music, holding an honorary doctorate with the latter. He was named Conductor of the Year at the 2015 International Opera Awards and, in 2022, by Musical America.
Piano｜CHO Seong-jin
CHO Seong-jin has established himself worldwide as one of the leading pianists of his generation and most distinctive artists on the current music scene. With an innate musicality and consummate artistry, his thoughtful and poetic, virtuosic, and colorful playing can combine panache with purity and is driven by an impressive natural sense of balance. He is celebrated unanimously across the globe for his expressive magic and illuminative insights.
CHO Seong-jin was brought to the world's attention in 2015 when he won First Prize at the CHOPIN International Competition in Warsaw, and his career has rapidly ascended since. In early 2016, he signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon and, in 2023, CHO was awarded the prestigious Samsung Ho-Am Prize in the Arts in recognition of his exceptional contributions to the world of classical music. An artist in high demand, CHO works with the world's most prestigious orchestras including Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmoniker, London Symphony Orchestra, Concertgebouworkest, and Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductors he regularly collaborates with include CHUNG Myung-whun, Gustavo DUDAMEL, Andris NELSONS, Yannick NÉZET-SÉGUIN, Gianandrea NOSEDA, Antonio PAPPANO, Simon RATTLE, Santtu-Matias ROUVALI, Esa-Pekka SALONEN, and Lahav SHANI. In the 2024/25 season, CHO held the position of Artist in Residence with the Berliner Philharmoniker.
Czech Philharmonic
Chosen as Gramophone's 2024 'Orchestra of the Year', this season the Czech Philharmonic will be a guest in the most prestigious halls across East Asia – Taiwan, Japan and South Korea – as well as major cities in Germany, Italy, Austria, Luxembourg and Belgium. In the Czech Republic, the orchestra appears at its home, the Rudolfinum in Prague, at festivals including Prague Spring, DVOŘÁK Prague and SMETANA Litomyšl, as well as at international festivals such as Grafenegg, George Enescu and Bad Kissingen. Following in the footsteps of Yuja WANG, Magdalena KOŽENÁ, Sir András SCHIFF and Daniil TRIFONOV, Evgeny KISSIN will be the Czech Philharmonic's 130th season Artist-in-Residence.
Alongside its celebrations of SHOSTAKOVICH's 50th anniversary, RAVEL's 150th anniversary and the 150th anniversary of "Vltava" – the iconic second poem of Má vlast – the Czech Philharmonic will shine a spotlight on contemporary music this season with the appointment of its first ever Composer-in-Residence, Bryce DESSNER. The European and Czech premieres of two new works by DESSNER will be led by Chief Conductor and Music Director Semyon BYCHKOV and Principal Guest Conductor Jakub HRŮŠA. Further national premieres by John ADAMS, Luigi DALLAPICCOLA, György KURTÁG, Witold LUTOSŁAWSKI, Guillaume CONNESSON and Wynton MARSALIS will be conducted by Principal Guest Conductor Sir Simon RATTLE, Sir Anthony PAPPANO, Thomas ADÈS, Stéphane DENÈVE and Cristian MǍCELARU. PAPPANO will return in summer 2026 with the London Symphony Orchestra to perform in Prague as part of a new Czech Philharmonic initiative.
Sponsor
|
- Presenter: Weiwuying
- Duration is 95 minutes with a 20-minute intermission.
- Age guidance 7+
- Latecomers must follow staff instructions for entry and re-entry.
- For Group Purchase Discounts, please contact 07-262-6666.
Helpful Guide
- 10% off for Weiwuying Lifestyle member
- Weiwuying Youth member: 25% ticket discount for your first purchase. The additional ticket discount same as Lifestyle members.
※ID and Youth membership card are required at the door. - Weiwuying Unlimited member: 30% ticket discount for your first purchase. The additional ticket discount same as Lifestyle members.
- For details, please see Weiwuying Members Benefit
