Tag: Kremer

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Born 27 February 1947 in Riga

Gidon Kremer was born on 27 February 1947 in Riga, Latvia, and began studying at the age of four with his father and grandfather, both distinguished string players. At the age of seven, he enrolled as a student at Riga Music School where he made rapid progress, and at sixteen he was awarded the First Prize of the Latvian Republic. Two years later he began his studies with David Oistrakh at the Moscow Conservatory. Gidon Kremer went on to win a series of prestigious awards, including prizes in the 1967 Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels and 1969 Montreal International Music Competition and first prize in both the 1969 Paganini and 1970 Tchaikovsky International Competitions.

Mendelssohn - Double Concerto - Kremer, Argerich

Mendelssohn – Double Concerto – Kremer, Violin; Argerich, Piano

The Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Strings in D minor, MWV O4, also known as the Double Concerto in D minor, was written in 1823 by Felix Mendelssohn when he was 14 years old.

The violinist Gidon Kremer and the pianist Martha Argerich play the first movement of Beethoven's Violin Sonata No 5 in F major

CLASSICAL MUSIC / Piano / Sonata / Violin

Beethoven – Spring Sonata – Kremer, Violin; Argerich, Piano

Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Opus 24, was published in 1801. It is often known as the Spring Sonata. This name of Spring Sonata was given to it after Ludwig van Beethoven’s death.

The violonist Gidon Kremer and the pianist Martha Argerich perform Beethoven's Sonata No. 9 for violin and piano, A Kreutzer

CLASSICAL MUSIC / Piano / Sonata / Violin

Beethoven – Kreutzer Sonata – Kremer, Violin; Argerich, Piano

The Kreutzer Sonata for violin and piano, No 9, by Ludwig van Beethoven, is notable for its technical difficulty and unusual length (around 40 minutes) and emotional scope.

Saint-Saens- The Carnival of the Animals - Argerich

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Orchestra / Piano

The Carnival of the Animals (Saint-Saëns)

The Carnival of the Animals (Le carnaval des animaux) is a humorous musical suite of fourteen movements by the French Romantic composer Camille Saint-Saëns. The work was written for private performance by an ad hoc ensemble of two pianos and other instruments.