Semyon Bychkov conducts a cast of young, up-and-coming talent including American soprano Corinne Winters in a new production of Mozart’s opera on the nature of love.

Production Bayreuth 2024. There is no arrival in Tristan and Isolde, only the longing for the unattainable, for the place “where the end of deception promised me my heart”. Two people who strive to fall out of the roles ascribed to them, to escape the supposed lies of the day. Two people suffering from life, whose declaration of love consists of wanting to restore a moment that has irretrievably passed. Two nocturnal devotees who, in their regressive desire to be uplifted and completely abandon themselves, lose touch with reality and who, in their desire to abandon their ego to another and escape their own history, ultimately fail themselves. “To long to die, not to die of longing.”

Der Rosenkavalier is a comedic and romantic opera performance that showcases the conflicts and relationships between characters in a German setting. The story follows the romance between a young noblewoman and a younger man, as well as the complications that arise due to their age difference and societal expectations. The opera is filled with lively music and entertaining scenes that portray various themes of love, loyalty, and tradition.

Semyon Bychkov WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln SYMPHONY NO. 3 IN F MAJOR, OP. 90 SYMPHONY NO. 4 IN E MINOR, OP. 98 Far from being conservative, as Brahms often has been referred to, his symphonies show the composer as a groundbreaking pioneer far ahead of his time. He may not have broken dramatic new ground in the same way as his musical colleagues Liszt and Wagner, who invented new genres. Instead, his innovations took place at the mircro-level – within music’s inner palm. In this respect Brahms was far ahead of his time – and this fact explains what half a century later Arnold Schoenberg regards him as “progressive” and was referring to him for his own compositional theory.

The Bells, Op. 35 by Sergei Rachmaninov Conductor: Semyon Bychkov Orchestra/Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1913; Russia 2. Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 by Sergei Rachmaninov Conductor: Semyon Bychkov Orchestra/Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1940; USA 3. Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27 by Sergei Rachmaninov Conductor: Semyon Bychkov Orchestra/Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1906-1907; Russia