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. Suk's early works show the influence of Dvořák and
Johannes Brahms, while later pieces use…
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