Live at Yours opens its 2026 season in luminous style — within the mood-lit splendour of Toorak Synagogue, where golden arches and soft shadows create an atmosphere of quiet wonder.
Italian-based violinist Sergej Krylov, hailed by Mstislav Rostropovich as one of the five greatest violinists in the world, joins Konstantin Shamray, a Live at Yours favourite, for an evening of rare electricity and emotional depth.
Their program blazes with the gypsy passion and French flair of Ravel, the sparkling wit of Saint-Saëns, and the radiant romanticism of Franck — music that dances between fire and tenderness, precision and abandon.
Renowned across Europe for his fusion of searing virtuosity and luminous warmth, Krylov makes his maiden Australian tour — an unmissable chance to experience one of the world’s great violinists up close.
Program:
Camille Saint-Saëns – Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Maurice Ravel – Tzigane
Maurice Ravel – Violin Sonata No. 2
César Franck – Sonata in A major
Allow yourself to be swept away — by the pulse of Ravel’s gypsy rhythms, the glow of sacred architecture, and the haunting voice of a centuries-old Stradivari.
Sergej Krylov performs on the Stradivarius “Camposelice” (1710), generously on loan from the Nippon Music Foundation.
An evening where sound, space and spirit become one — and every note feels close enough to touch.