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Gidon Kremer

Biography

Born in Riga on February 27th, 1947, Gidon Kremer is considered as one of the greatest violinists and musicians of his generation. Both professional violinists, his father and grandfather introduced him to the instrument. Gidon Kremer was then taught by David Oistrakh who passed on to his disciple the art of the Russian violin along with considerable open-mindedness endowed with a demanding musical knowledge. This exceptional tutoring put him in a strong position and enabled the young violinist to confront the most demanding competitions.

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Berliner Philharmoniker

Berlin Philharmonie (Berlin, Germany)

Homage to Astor Piazzolla

A documentary by Christopher Nupen

Gidon Kremer: Finding Your Own Voice

Portrait of a world-class violinist, from Paris to Riga and Moscow

The Lost Paradise, a portrait of Arvo Pärt

The most performed contemporary composer in the world

Gidon Kremer plays Bach, Partitas for Solo Violin

Lockenhaus Festival

St. Nikolaus Church (Vienna, Austria)

Gidon Kremer, Man of Many Musics

First Come the Sounds. A film by Christopher Nupen

Sofia, Biography of a Violin Concerto

With Sofia Gubaidulina, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Gidon Kremer, Sir Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker

Martha Argerich and Gidon Kremer, Memory of a concert

Berlin Philharmonie (Berlin, Germany)

Gidon Kremer and the Kremerata Baltica play Mahler, Shostakovich, Piazzolla and Kremer

At the Semperoper Dresden

Semperoper Dresden (Dresden, Germany)

Gidon Kremer, Back to Bach

Violin virtuoso Gidon Kremer and Bach

Paganini's Daemon

A Most Enduring Legend

Gidon Kremer plays Alban Berg's Concerto for violin

Sir Colin Davis, Bavarian Radio Symphony

Herkulessaal Residence (Munich, Germany)