“Sergej Krylov transfixed the house, fiddling with the kind of effortless lyricism, liquid flow and mercurial tones that distinguish the best violinists playing at their best.” – The Times
Effervescent musicianship, intense lyricism and beguiling tonal beauty belong to the qualities that have secured Sergej Krylov’s place among today’s most renowned performers.
He gained wide international fame, winning the first prizes at the Rodolfo Lipizer, Antonio Stradivari and Fritz Kreisler international violin competitions. Mstislav Rostropovich, with whom the young violinist often performed in joint programs, had a great influence on the musician’s development. “I was amazed by the quality of this remarkable violinist whom I consider to be one of the five best contemporary violinists in the world,” – Rostropovich wrote about his young colleague.
For his outstanding contribution to the development of musical art, Krylov was awarded the prizes “Le Muse” (Florence), “Viotti d’oro” (Vercelli), “Angelo dell’anno” (Milan), “Torrone d’oro”, “Violino d‘argento” (Cremona) and “Russian Rome”. At the 2022 Vilnius Festival, the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society honoured the artistic director of the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra in a special way by awarding him with the 1st degree honorary insignia “In the Service of Music” initiated by the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society.
Krylov’s versatile insights are reflected in his extensive concert repertoire, which covers musical eras from the early baroque to the avant-garde compositions of the 21st century. His numerous recordings include Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons and Paganini’s 24 Caprices (Deutsche Grammophon), Krzysztof Penderecki’s Violin concerto Metamorphosen (Metamorphoses) conducted by the composer (DUX, 2017), as well as a video recording of the Esoconcerto Violin concerto performed with the composer, Ezio Bosso, at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice (Sony Classics, 2016). Krylov took part in the concert project and recording of the DVD Twin Spirits with Sting. At the invitation of the Oscar winning Italian director Gabriele Salvatore, he recorded Fantasy for Violin for the film Il ragazzo invisibile (The Invisible Boy).
Krylov has collaborated with such conductors as Vasily Petrenko, Fabio Luisi, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Marin Alsop, Nikolaj Znaider, Ton Koopman, Roberto Abbado, Andrey Boreyko, Charles Dutoit, Mikhail Pletnev, Dmitry Liss, Andris Poga, Saulius Sondeckis, Juozas Domarkas, Modestas Pitrėnas, etc.
The violinist has performed with orchestras such as the London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo, Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Dresden Staatskapelle, DSO Berlin, Budapest Festival Orchestra, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg, Camerata Salzburg, Russian orchestras and many others.
Since 2008, Krylov has served as the artistic director and principal conductor of the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, with which he has performed more than two hundred concerts around the world. He has conducted numerous orchestras including the English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra Filarmonica di Bologna, Orchestra Regionale Toscana, Orchestra Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova, Orchestra del Teatro Petruzzelli, I Pomeriggi Musicali, Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester, Neue Philharmonie Westfalen, Accademia dell’Orchestra Mozart, Brussel Chamber Orchestra to name but a few.
As a chamber musician, Krylov has collaborated with many renowned musicians. Among them are Ezio Bosso, Bruno Canino, Itamar Golan, Zoltan Kocsis, Mario Brunello, Boris Berezovsky, Enrico Dindo, Nikolai Lugansky, Alexander Knyazev, Misha Maisky, Yefim Bronfman and others.