Sergej Krylov – violinist, artistic director and conductor of the LCO

Short biography

“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. The violinist has received numerous awards for his outstanding contribution to the development of the art of music. In 2022, the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society honoured the artistic director of the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (LCO) with the 1st degree honorary insignia “In the Service of Music”. Krylov became the artistic director and principal conductor of the LCO in 2008 and has given more than 200 concerts with the Orchestra worldwide.

The violinist has performed with renowned orchestras led by the world’s celebrated conductors such as Vasily Petrenko, Fabio Luisi, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Marin Alsop, Nikolaj Znaider, Ton Koopman, Roberto Abbado, Andrey Boreyko and Andris Poga to name but a few. He has conducted numerous orchestras in the UK, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Israel and elsewhere. He is a professor at the Lugano Conservatory (Switzerland) and is often invited to chair juries at international competitions.

Krylov’s extensive concert repertoire covers musical eras from the early Italian baroque to the avant-garde compositions of the 21st century. His discography includes Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons and Paganini’s 24 Caprices (Deutsche Grammophon), Krzysztof Penderecki’s Violin concerto Metamorphosen (Metamorphoses) conducted by the composer (DUX), premiere of the Italian composer, conductor and performer Ezio Bosso’s Esoconcerto at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice (Sony Classics), etc.

The December 2024 cover of the influential Italian music magazine Amadeus is dedicated to Krylov. The magazine is accompanied by a CD of J.S. Bach’s works recorded by him together with the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra and Bosso.