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Kremer's first concert in the West was in Germany in 1975, followed by appearances at the [[Salzburg Festival]] in 1976 and in New York City in 1977. In 1981, Kremer founded a chamber music festival in [[Lockenhaus]], Austria, with a focus on new and unconventional programming; since 1992 the festival has been known as "Kremerata Musica" and in 1996 Kremer founded the [[Kremerata Baltica]] [[chamber music|chamber orchestra]], composed of young players from the [[Baltic countries|Baltic region]]. He was also among the artistic directors of the festival "Art Projekt 92" in [[Munich]] and is director of the ''Musiksommer'' [[Gstaad]] festival in Switzerland. In 2008, he and Kremerata Baltica toured with the classical musical comedy duo [[Igudesman & Joo]].
Kremer is known for his wide-ranging repertoire, extending from [[Antonio Vivaldi]] and [[Johann Sebastian Bach|J.S. Bach]] to contemporary composers. He has championed the work of composers such as [[Ástor Piazzolla]], [[George Enescu]], [[Philip Glass]], [[Alfred Schnittke]], [[Leonid Desyatnikov]], [[Alexander Raskatov]], [[Alexander Voustin]], [[Lera Auerbach]], [[Pēteris Vasks]], [[Arvo Pärt]], [[Roberto Carnevale]] and [[John Coolidge Adams|John Adams]]. Among the many composers who have dedicated works to him are [[Sofia Gubaidulina]] (''Offertorium'') and [[Luigi Nono]] (''La lontananza nostalgica utopica futura''). His partners in performance include [[Valery Afanassiev]], [[Martha Argerich]], [[Oleg Maisenberg]], [[Mischa Maisky]], [[Yuri Bashmet]] and [[Vadim Sakharov]]. He has a large discography on the [[Deutsche Grammophon]] label, for which he has recorded since 1978; he has also recorded for [[Philips Records]], as well as [[Decca Records]], ECM and [[Nonesuch Records]]. Kremer played the role of Paganini in Peter Schamoni's 1983 movie, ''Frühlingssinfonie''.
Kremer has numbered in his collection of antique violins a [[Guarneri del Gesù]] violin made in 1730; and the [[Antonio Stradivari]] violin of 1734 often referred to by its sobriquet, ''[[Stradivarius|Baron Feititsch-Heermann]]''. His current violin is a [[Nicolo Amati]] violin dating from 1641.<ref>{{cite web | author= | title=Gidon Kremer | url=http://www.kremerata-baltica.com/biokremer.htm | publisher=Kremerata Baltica | date= | accessdate=2007-08-28}}</ref>
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