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Josef Suk

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Czech composer and violinist (1874-1935)

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Born
1874
Died
1935
Works
31

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  • Láska se oplácí láskou
  • Dopisy nejbližším
  • Fantasy
  • String quartet no. 2, op. 31, 2 violins, viola and cello =

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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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Key facts

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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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

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Josef Suk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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