Person Open DS/UK/19923 Kremer; Gidon (27 February 1947); Latvian classical violinist, artistic director, and founder of Kremerata Baltica Kremer Gidon 27 February 1947 Latvian classical violinist, artistic director, and founder of Kremerata Baltica Male Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR (born)

Latvian Musician; Violin White Son of Jewish Holocaust survivor father and mother of German-Swedish roots. Grandson of Karl Bruckner (violinist) Husband of Elena Bashkirova (Russian-Israeli pianist) Heterosexual Gidon Kremer (Latvian: Gidons Kremers; born 27 February 1947) is a Latvian classical violinist, artistic director, and founder of Kremerata Baltica. Kremer's first concert in the West was in Vienna's Musikverein in the year 1970, where he played with Thomas Schippers and the Wiener Symphoniker. He debuted in Germany at the festival Bachwoche Ansbach and in the Berlin Philharmonie in 1975 and in London under André Previn in 1976, followed by appearances at the Salzburg Festival in 1976 and in New York City and in Japan in 1977. In 1980, he left the USSR and settled in Germany. In 1981, Kremer founded a chamber music festival in Lockenhaus, Austria, with a focus on new and unconventional programming, serving as artistic director for 30 years until 2011. In 1997, Kremer founded the Kremerata Baltica chamber orchestra, composed of young players from the Baltic region. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gidon_Kremer (2020) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 8/21/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 d5eefd2e-1ddc-4338-b6a6-ffa32f7445a9