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Joseph Suk
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| The composer and violinist Josef Suk was both the pupil and son-in-law of Dvorák. He was a prominent member of the Czech String Quartet and, in 1922, was appointed professor of composition at the Prague Conservatoire. His compositions reflect Dvorák’s influence and contain elements of Bohemian folk music. 
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| The best known of Suk's orchestral works is his Serenade for Strings, written in 1892. Other works, written on a larger scale, in particular the symphony Asrael, in which he mourns the death of his father-in-law and his wife, represent music of greater ambition. Suk wrote relatively little chamber music. His Four Piceces, Op., 17, for violin and piano are a standard element in violin recital repertoire.
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