Nippon Music Foundation is pleased to announce the start of the following instrument loan to violinist Mr. Sergej Krylov.

Instrument: Stradivarius 1710 Violin "Camposelice"
Loan Category: C



Sergej Krylov
In recent seasons, Krylov has appeared with many of Europe's leading orchestras, such as the London Philharmonic under Osmo Vänskä, the Philharmonia Orchestra with Juraj Valčuha, the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin conducted by Ton Koopman, the Orchestre National de Lyon with Nikolaj Znaider, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo under Jukka-Pekka Saraste, the Filarmonica della Scala with Fabio Luisi, the Belgian National Orchestra under Stanislav Kochanovsky, and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Marin Alsop. Over the past decade, he has also collaborated with Vasily Petrenko, Roberto Abbado, Mikhail Pletnev, Andrey Boreyko, Dmitry Liss, Andris Poga, Tõnu Kaljuste, Vladimir Jurowski, Dmitri Kitajenko, Yuri Temirkanov.
As Music Director of the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Krylov frequently appears as both soloist and conductor, exploring repertoire that spans from the Baroque to the contemporary. His conducting activity has grown steadily in recent years, leading ensembles including the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, the English Chamber Orchestra, the Russian National Orchestra, the Zagreb Philharmonic, I Pomeriggi Musicali in Milan, the Orchestra of Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa and others.
Krylov's discography ranges from early recordings for Melodiya and EMI to landmark releases with major international labels. On Deutsche Grammophon, he recorded Vivaldi's Four Seasons with the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra and, on Sony Classical, Paganini's 24 Caprices. Other highlights include the world premiere recording of Ezio Bosso's Violin Concerto Esoconcerto - The Venice Concert, and Krzysztof Penderecki's Violin Concerto Metamorphosen, recorded under the direction of the composer himself as part of the monumental project dedicated to his complete works.
Born into a family of musicians, Sergej Krylov began violin studies at the age of five. A graduate of the Central Music School in Moscow under S.I. Kravchenko, he later studied with Abram Stern and Salvatore Accardo at the Walter Stauffer Academy. Since 2012, he has held the position of Professor at the University of Music and Arts in Lugano.
Alongside his teaching, Krylov is frequently invited to serve on the juries of prestigious international competitions. These have included the XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, the Fritz Kreisler International Violin Competition in Vienna, the Prague Spring International Music Competition, the competition "Città di Cremona", the Niccolò Paganini International Competitions in Genoa -- where he also chaired the Jury.