Background
Kremer, Gidon was born on February 27, 1947 in Riga, Latvia, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics.
Kremer, Gidon was born on February 27, 1947 in Riga, Latvia, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics.
Riga School of Music, Moscow Conservatory (with David Oistrakh).
Berlin, Dubrovnik, Helsinki, London, Moscow, Prague, Salzburg, Tokyo and Zurich; has played with most major international orchestras including Berlin Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Concertgebouw, Los Angeles Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia, San Francisco Symphony, Vienna Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, Philharmonia, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai Symphony of Japan and all main Soviet orchestras; has worked with Bernstein, von Karajan, Giulini, Jochum, Previn, Abbado, Levine, Maazel, Muti, Harnoncourt, Mehta and Marriner; has made more than 45 records and has won Grand Prix du Disque and Deutsche Schallplattenpreis; first performances include Henze, Stockhausen, Schnittke and Participant; f. Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival 1981; plays a stradivarius.Worked with Bernstein, von Karajan, Giulini, Jochum, Previn, Abbado, Levine, Maazel, Muti, Harnoncourt, Mehta and Marriner. Has made more than 45.