Latvia. Born on 27 February 1947 in Riga, Gidon Kremer began studying the violin at the age of four with his father and grandfather, both professional violinists, then at the Riga Music School and finally at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow. Known for his wide-ranging repertoire from Bach to the present day, and considered one of the greatest violinists and musicians of his generation, his concert partners include Martha Argerich, Mischa Maïsky, Keith Jarrett, Yo-Yo Ma and many others. Refusing to forget his roots, in 1996 Gidon Kremer founded the chamber orchestra Kremerata Baltica, made up of young musicians from the Baltic States.