Born in Moscow into a family of musicians, SERGEJ KRYLOV started studying the violin at the age of five and gave his first concert after only one year. At ten he made his debut with orchestra and started performing in Russia, China, Poland, Finland and Germany. When he was only sixteen years old he recorded Mozart’s Concerto K 219 and a number of programmes for the Soviet radio and television.

 

At a very young age he won the First Prize at the International Competition “R. Lipizer” and then went on to study with Salvatore Accardo; he became well known to the international public after being awarded the First Prize at both the “A. Stradivari” Competition in Cremona and the prestigious “Fritz Kreisler” in Vienna. Following these successes he has developed a highly successful career, performing at the Berlin and Munich Philharmonie, the Wien Musikverein and Konzerthaus, Radio France Auditorium in Paris, Athens’ Megaron Centre, Brussels Bozar, Tokyo Suntory Hall, Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, Teatro La Fenice in Venice and Teatro alla Scala in Milan.

 

Sergej Krylov has appeared with some of the world most prestigious orchestras, such as Vienna Symphony Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Camerata Academica Salzburg, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Czech Philharmonie, Orchestra “Giuseppe Verdi” in Milan, Filarmonica Toscanini, Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg and Copenhagen Philharmonic.

 

Among the most important personalities he has worked with, the friendship with Mstislav Rostropovich marks a very significant moment of Krylov’s artistic life and he has performed with the great Russian artist several times. Krylov has also appeared with many conductors, i.e. Vladimir Ashkenazy, Julian Kovatchev, Nicola Luisotti, George Pehlivanian, Jutaka Sado, Saulus Sondezkis, Zoltan Kocsis, Gunter Herbig, Muhai Tang and Yuri Bashmet.

 

Sergej Krylov is also working with many prestigious artists on chamber music projects, and in recent years has played alongside Maxim Vengerov, Misha Maisky, Yefim Bronfman, Yuri Bashmet, Bruno Canino, Stefania Mormone, Mikhail Rudy, Nabuko Imai and Lilya Zilberstein.

 

His discography, next to the very recent publication of the 24 Caprices of Paganini, includes recordings for EMI, Melodya and Agorà.

 

Following his recent successful appearances in Lithuania, Sergej Krylov was invited to take up a long vacant position of artistic director with the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, an appointment which commenced in December 2008.