, ▁second ▁prize ▁at ▁the ▁Montreal ▁International ▁Vi olin ▁Compet ition ▁( shared ▁with ▁Ole h ▁K ry sa ) ▁followed ▁by ▁first ▁prize ▁at ▁the ▁P agan ini ▁Compet ition ▁in ▁Gen oa ; ▁and ▁finally ▁first ▁prize ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁at ▁the ▁International ▁T cha ik ov sky ▁Compet ition ▁in ▁Moscow . ▁ ▁Kre mer ' s ▁first ▁concert ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁was ▁in ▁Vienna ' s ▁Musik verein ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁with ▁Thomas ▁Sch ipp ers ▁and ▁the ▁Wiener ▁Sym phon iker . ▁He ▁deb uted ▁in ▁Germany ▁at ▁the ▁festival ▁Bach wo che ▁Ans bach ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Berlin ▁Phil harm onie ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁and ▁in ▁London ▁under ▁André ▁Pre vin ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁followed ▁by ▁appearances ▁at ▁the ▁Sal zburg ▁Festival ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁and ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁in ▁Japan ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁USS R ▁and ▁settled ▁in ▁Germany . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁Kre mer ▁founded ▁a ▁chamber ▁music ▁festival ▁in ▁Lock en haus , ▁Austria , ▁with ▁a ▁focus ▁on ▁new ▁and ▁un con vent ional ▁programming , ▁serving ▁as ▁art istic ▁director ▁for ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Kre mer ▁founded ▁the ▁Kre mer ata ▁Balt ica ▁chamber