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Latvian violinist (born )

Gidon Kremer (Latvian: Gidons Krēmers; born 27 February ) is a Latvianclassicalviolinist, artistic director, and founder of Kremerata Baltica.

Life and career

Gidon Kremer was born in Riga. His father was Jewish and had survived the Holocaust.

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His mother had German-Swedish origins.^[1] His grandfather Karl Brückner&#;[de] was a well-known musicologist and violinist in Riga. The boy began playing the violin at the age of four, receiving instruction from his father and his grandfather, who were both professional violinists.

He went on to study at the Riga School of Music, where his teacher was mainly Voldemar Sturestep (Voldemārs Stūresteps). From , Kremer studied with David Oistrakh at the Moscow Conservatory. In , he won third prize at the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition in Brussels.

In , he won second prize at the Montreal International Violin Competition (shared with Oleh Krysa), followed by first prize at the