Josef Suk (violinist)
Josef Suk ( born August 8, 1929 in Prague, † July 7, 2011 ) was a Czech violinist and violist occasional. He was the grandson of the composer Josef Suk and great-grandson of the composer Antonín Dvořák.
Life and work
Josef Suk, who appeared as a child prodigy in 1940, studied at the Prague Conservatory and the violin pedagogues Jaroslav Kocian. In 1954, he debuted officially as a soloist, however, had been concerted at this time in Paris and Brussels, acts as leader of the " Prague String Quartet " and founded his own piano trio. Since then he has also acted occasionally as a conductor.
Josef Suk was considered one of the most versatile violinists of the 20th century. Musically, he was citizen of the world and time traveler (from Johann Sebastian Bach to Alban Berg ) and played both in concert and chamber music in all conceivable statements. He was considered the greatest living soloist for his country as an ambassador for his music - and that of his grandfather - he was internationally recognized. Josef Suk played in the 1960s on the Stradivari " Camposelice " of Váša Příhoda that was put to him by the Czech state as a loan.
In Suk working chamber music stand equally with his solo career. His Czech Trio with Jan Panenka, piano, and Joseph Chuchro, Cello, has with recordings of Schubert (op. 99), Beethoven and Dvořák set standards, his trio with Julius Katchen American, piano, and János Starker, cello, is va emerged with recordings of the Brahms Trio. Reference character also has his portrayal of Viola Solo Partes in Berlioz's Harold in Italy under the direction of Dietrich Fischer- Dieskau, as well as the recording of the Brahms Double Concerto ( with André Navarra) under Karel Ančerl. 1974 had Suk with the soundtrack to violence and passion of Luchino Visconti.
Bibliography
- Harald Eggebrecht: Large violinist: Kreisler, Heifetz, Oistrakh, Mother, Hahn & Co. Piper, Munich / Zurich 2000, ISBN 3-492-04264-3