Dvorak’s Great-Grandson, Josef Suk, Dies At 81

Josef Suk conducting the Suk Chamber Orchestra in a 2000 concert.(Photo: Suk Chamber Orchestra)

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July 11, 2011

by Boyce Lancaster

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Josef Suk conducting the Suk Chamber Orchestra in a 2000 concert.(Photo: Suk Chamber Orchestra)

Czech Violinist Josef Suk Lived Up to Family Legacy

Josef Suk, know in many music circles as a stellar interpreter of his great-grandfather Antonin Dvorak’s Violin Concerto and chamber works has died after a lengthy illness.

Read Czech Violinist Josef Suk Lived Up to Family Legacy (Globe & Mail)

Watch Josef Suk play the 1st Movement of Dvorak’s Violin Concerto

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Fantasy baseball camps are a chance for those of us with marginal skills to take a crack at hitting a curveball or turning a double play alongside former major leaguers.  If you’ve ever dreamed of being on stage in front of thousands, playing Beethoven, Bach, or Chopin, the Minnesota Orchestra invites you to sit alongside THEIR major league musicians at a musical fantasy camp.

Read Minnesota Orch Gives Amateur Musicians Chance to Join In (MPR)

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Read Russian orchestra conductor fired ‘because of remarks about Vladimir Putin (The Telegraph)

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The City of Brotherly Love has avoided, for the moment, continued wrangling over a labor agreement.

Read Contract Extension Keeps Philadelphia Orchestra Playing…For Now (Philly.com)