Sergej Krylov - Prokofiev Violin Concerto No.1 | Vladimir Jurowski, “Svetlanov“ Orchestra

Sergej Krylov (violin), Vladimir Jurowski (concductor) The State Academic Symphony Orchestra “Evgeny Svetlanov“ Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953). Violin Concerto No.1, Andantino Scherzo: Vivacissimo Moderato – Allegro moderato Click here to subscribe to our YouTube Channel: Facebook: Instagram: 1917, when the D-major Concerto was written, was the most turbulent year in Russian history. The first performance of the Concerto was scheduled for November of 1917, with the Polish violinist Paul Kochanski as soloist. But the chaotic state of affairs in Petrograd caused a lengthy delay - until 1923, when it was played in Paris by Marcel Darrieux, with Serge Koussevitzky conducting. Prokofiev was by that time living in the French capital, having left Russia shortly after completing the Concerto for what he termed “a brief concert tour“ of the West. (The tour was to last for 15 years.) The au