They animate everything their bows touch. THE LOS ANGELES TIMES

Gidon Kremer
Gidon Kremer and Kremerata Baltica

When Gidon Kremer won Moscow’s highly coveted International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1970, conductor Herbert von Karajan dubbed him ‘the greatest violinist in the world’. Audiences around the world still concur with this illustrious assessment for Kremer’s sustained excellence across an unprecedented range of styles and forms. To celebrate his 50th birthday, Kremer launched his own chamber orchestra Kremerata Baltica, hand-picked from the most promising young musicians in the Baltic States. Together they are a worldwide phenomenon renowned for superb craftsmanship and uniquely daring concert programs that set great classics in stark contrast to modern rarities. Musica Viva is thrilled to welcome Gidon Kremer back to Australia for the first time in 23 years, accompanied by Kremerata Baltica in its premiere Australian appearance.

Gidon Kremer violin & director

Kremerata Baltica chamber orchestra

Gidon Kremer & Kremerata Baltica’s tour is presented in association with the Melbourne Recital Centre.

 

 

Gidon Kremer is a singularity – not only an incomparable performer and director, but also a point in the universe at which logic is dethroned by awe. CARL VINE