Semyon Bychkov

Semyon Mayevich Bychkov (Russian: Семён Маевич Бычков; born November 30, 1952, Leningrad) is a Russian-American conductor.

Born in Leningrad (now St Petersburg), Semyon Bychkov left Russia after 22 years to make a new beginning in the USA. With extensive experience in Europe and throughout the world, he has been a truly international artist for more than a quarter of a century, yet he firmly believes his Russian upbringing is of crucial importance to the man and artist he has become.