Fresh from a triumphant debut conducting "Don Giovanni" for theLyric Opera, Semyon Bychkov moved to Orchestra Hall Thursday to makehis first appearance with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Again hedisplayed a remarkable sense of orchestral control and a highlyrefined musical viewpoint, rooted firmly in the romantic tradition.
Bychkov succeeds Daniel Barenboim as conductor of the Orchestrede Paris next autumn. That should be a forward step for theParisians. Bychkov appears to be a far finer conductor than hispredecessor. Indeed, looking at the record, of all the guestconductors who came to the CSO this autumn, Barenboim was the leastimpressive.
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