a great violinist bows out
Gramophone magazine reports the death of Josef Suk ( 8.8.29 – 6.7.11), grandson of Josef Suk senior and great-grandson of Antonin Dvorak.
http://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/josef-suk-has-died
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