Sergej Krylov
Violin
Beguiling musicianship, fervent lyricism, and intense tonal beauty comprise merely a few of the qualities that have secured Sergej Krylov’s place amongst the world’s most renowned performers. The violinist displays breathtaking virtuosity as he provides profound and expressive insights into the works forming his exceptionally broad repertoire.
In recent years, Sergej has performed all over Europe with major orchestras such as the London Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra, the DSO Berlin, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Filarmonica della Scala, Belgian National Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic, and conductors, such as Mikhail Pletnev, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Vasily Petrenko, Mstislav Rostropovich, Andrey Boreyko, Vladimir Jurowski, Andris Poga, Dmitrij Kitajenko, Yuri Temirkanov, Marin Alsop, Fabio Luisi, Ton Koopman, Roberto Abbado, Dmitry Liss and Karel Chichon.
As Music Director of the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Krylov usually acts as soloist and conductor in a wide repertoire that ranges from Baroque to contemporary music. In recent years, he has increased his activity as a conductor, working with orchestras such as the Russian National Orchestra, the St Petersburg Philharmonic, the English Chamber Orchestra, the ORT di Firenze, and the Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra.
In addition to early recordings for Melodiya and EMI, Krylov’s discography includes two releases on Deutsche Grammophon: Vivaldi Four Seasons with the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra and Paganini’s 24 Caprices, for Sony Classical, the world-premiere of Bosso’s Violin Concerto Esoconcerto.
He also recorded Penderecki’s Violin Concerto Metamorphosen under the Polish composer’s direction, as part of a landmark project to record Penderecki’s complete works.
In November 2024, Sergej Krylov inaugurated the symphonic season at Teatro alla Scala in Milan with a performance of Brahms' Violin Concerto, under the baton of Simone Young.
Krylov plays the Stradivarius “Camposelice” (1710), on generous loan from the Sasakawa Music Foundation (formerly the Nippon Music Foundation).