▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ 8 th ▁mer id ian ▁east ▁ 1 0 th ▁mer id ian ▁east ▁ ▁e 0 0 9 th ▁mer id ian ▁east <0x0A> </s> ▁G id on ▁Kre mer ▁( ; ▁born ▁ 2 7 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 7 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Lat v ian ▁classical ▁viol in ist , ▁art istic ▁director , ▁and ▁founder ▁of ▁Kre mer ata ▁Balt ica . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁G id on ▁Kre mer ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁R iga . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁Jewish ▁and ▁had ▁surv ived ▁the ▁ ▁Hol oca ust . ▁His ▁mother ▁had ▁German - S wed ish ▁orig ins . ▁His ▁grand father ▁Karl ▁Br ück ner ▁was ▁a ▁well - known ▁music ologist ▁and ▁viol in ist ▁in ▁R iga . ▁He ▁began ▁playing ▁the ▁viol in ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁four , ▁receiving ▁instruction ▁from ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁his ▁grand father ▁who ▁were ▁both ▁professional ▁viol in ists . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁the ▁R iga ▁School ▁of ▁Music , ▁where ▁his ▁teacher ▁was ▁mainly ▁Vol dem ar ▁St ur est ep ▁( Vol dem ā rs ▁St ū r este ps ). ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁G id on ▁Kre mer ▁studied ▁with ▁David ▁O ist rak h ▁at ▁the ▁Moscow ▁Conserv atory . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁he ▁won ▁third ▁prize ▁at ▁the ▁Queen ▁Elisabeth ▁Music ▁Compet ition ▁in ▁Br uss els ; ▁then , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9