Gidon Kremer
Gidon Kremer · Arts & Literature
Latvian violinist and champion of contemporary works, founder of Kremerata Baltica
1947, Riga, Latvia (USSR)
Latvia · Germany
Gidon Kremer is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Latvian violinist and champion of contemporary works, founder of Kremerata Baltica
Gidon Kremer is a Latvian violinist regarded as one of the foremost of his generation, celebrated for his interpretations and for championing contemporary and neglected composers; he founded the chamber orchestra Kremerata Baltica. His father was a Jewish violinist who survived the Holocaust; he is of partial Jewish ancestry.
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Latvian violinist and champion of contemporary works, founder of Kremerata Baltica
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
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