"Kremer and his new string orchestra, made up of extraordinary young players from the Baltic States, are special. They animate everything their bows touch." -- Los Angeles Times

"Kremerata Baltica", a chamber orchestra, was created in 1997 by renowned violinist Gidon Kremer, who serves as the orchestra’s artistic director and solo violinist. High artistic quality of the ensemble is the result of the exceptional talent of the individual musicians and Kremer’s innovative approach to repertoire.

"Kremerata Baltica" is composed exclusively of talented young musicians (average age 27) from the Baltic States and is supported by the Ministries of Culture of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, making the group the de facto cultural ambassadors of the region.
Kremerata Baltica won a Grammy Award in the category Classical Music: as the Best Small Ensemble Recording for its recording "After Mozart" and Latvian Music Prize.

In addition to its performances as a full chamber orchestra, "Kremerata Baltica" also shines in ingeniously-programmed chamber music performances under the label "Kremerata Musica" with small- to medium-sized formations comprised of members of the group.
While the majority of the concerts are led by and performed with Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica has appeared with celebrated conductors and soloists such as Jessye Norman, Oleg Maisenberg, David Geringas, Boris Pergamenschikow, Tatiana Grindenko, Sir Simon Rattle, Christoph Eschenbach, Jo Jo Ma and Kent Nagano and many others.

Programming and performing an unusually extensive and versatile repertoire, Kremerata Baltica gives much importance to contemporary music. The ensemble regularly performs music of living Eastern European composers and has commissioned new works by Pärt, Kancheli, Vasks, Desyatnikov, Pelēcis, Gubadulina, Sumera, Bartulis, Maskats and Raskatov.

The musical scene of the Baltics is of great importance to "Kremerata Baltica". In accordance with the joint-program of the Ministries of Culture of all the three countries, every year outstanding performances take place in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.