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Gidon Kremer
Latvian violinist and conductor (born 1947).
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Gidon Kremer is a Latvian violinist and conductor. Born on 27 February 1947 in Riga, Kremer is 79.
Kremer studied at Moscow Conservatory and Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music. Honours include Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, Frankfurter Musikpreis and Léonie Sonning Music Prize, among 14 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 34 languages, Gidon Kremer is No. 36,797 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 27 February 1947, Riga (age 79)
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Known as
- Conductor, violinist, actor
- Field
- Music
- Education
- Moscow Conservatory, Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music
- Plays
- Violin, organ
- Genres
- Classical music, art music
- Labels
- Deutsche Grammophon, Philips Records
- Languages
- Russian, Latvian, German
- Children
- 1
- Wikipedia editions
- 34
Did you know
27 Feb
Shares a birthday with Constantine the Great and John Steinbeck.
120
One of 120 people in the Index born in Riga, with Sergei Eisenstein.
34
Has a Wikipedia article in 34 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Connections
Gidon Kremer
- SpouseXenia Knorre
- SpouseElena Bashkirova
- SpouseTatjana Grindenko
- SpouseAlexandra Kremer- Khomassouridze
Honours and works
Awards
- Ernst von Siemens Music Prize1982
- Frankfurter Musikpreis1982
- Léonie Sonning Music Prize1989
- Rolf Schock Prize in Musical Arts2008
- Kulturpreis der deutschen Freimaurer2009
- Praemium Imperiale2016
- Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Officer of the Order of the Three Stars
- Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 4th Class
- Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
- Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis
- State Prize of the Russian Federation
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