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Josef Suk
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Czech composer and violinist Josef Suk (January 4, 1874 - May 29, 1935) was born in Křečovice, Czechia. He studied at Prague Conservatory from 1885 to 1892, where he was a pupil of Antonín Dvořák (he married Dvořák's daughter in 1898). He formed the Czech Quartet with three of his fellow students — Suk played second violin with them for most of his life. From 1922 he taught at the Prague Conservatory where his pupils included Bohuslav Martinů and Rudolf Firkušný. He died in Benešov. <a href="ht
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- Born
- ( 1874-01-04 ) 4 January 1874, Křečovice , Bohemia , Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic )
- Died
- 29 May 1935 (1935-05-29) (aged 61), Benešov , Czechoslovakia
- Occupations
- Violinist Composer
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Josef
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Cisleithania
- Place of birth
- Křečovice
- Place of death
- Benešov
- Occupation
- violinist
- Position held
- head teacher
- Educated at
- Prague Conservatory
- Employer
- Prague Conservatory
- Languages spoken
- Czech
- Participant in
- art competitions at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Student of
- Karel Stecker
- Genre
- symphony
- Instrument
- violin
- Image
- Josef Suk(1).jpg
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- Josef Suk
- date of birth
- 1874-01-04
- date of death
- 1935-05-29
- place of burial
- Vyšehrad cemetery
- student
- Walter Susskind
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- Josef Suk
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- Category:Compositions by Josef Suk
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- Lancelot Ware
- member of
- Bohemian Quartet
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Encyclopedic overview
Josef Suk (4 January 1874 – 29 May 1935) was a Czech composer, violinist, and Olympic silver medalist. He studied under Antonín Dvořák, whose daughter he married.
Biography
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