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Czech violinist, violist and conductor (1929–2011)

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Born
1874
Died
1935
Works
31

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
XC
Active from
1874-01-04
Active to
1935-05-29

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23,868
Total plays
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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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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Josef
Gender
male
Citizenship
Czechoslovakia
Place of birth
Prague
Place of death
Prague
Occupation
violinist
Languages spoken
Czech
Instrument
violin
Record label
Supraphon
Image
Josef suk.jpg
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manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
prostate cancer
place of burial
Vyšehrad cemetery
Commons category
Josef Suk (violinist)
date of birth
1929-08-08
date of death
2011-07-07
start of work period
1949-00-00
different from
Josef Suk
name in native language
Josef Suk
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