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"Mr. Kremer, leading his fine young ensemble of players, remains one of the truly interesting musicians among us today."
-- The New York Times (November 23, 2004)

"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

"Die Kremerata Baltica ist ein Kammerorchester von seltener Qualität. Die jungen Musikerinnen und Musiker sind geübt, ohne eigentlichen Dirigenten zu spielen, sie kommunizieren wie ein Kammerensemble miteinander, intensiv. Ihr Streicherklang ist eindrücklich homogen, farbig und warm."
-- Neue Zürcher Zeitung

[Reviewing a performance of Tchaikovsky's Souvenirs de Florence] "When Gidon Kremer's Kremerata Baltica [performed] it...So many phrases were beautifully turned, you almost had to smile. The concertmaster and principal cellist played sweetly to each other against the delicately humming background of the slow movement, their melodies having a natural ease and fluency...Though the piece, originally scored for sextet, was being played by about four times as many musicians, the rhythm was joyously precise."
-- The New York Times

"Zwei Kremer(ata)-Sternstunden im Konzerthaus. Seele gesucht, Seele gefunden."
-- Die Welt

"Gidon Kremer...the great Latvian violinist and the brilliant chamber orchestra he has drawn from his own and neighbouring republics...performed with flair, intensity, precision and delicacy."
-- The Independent