All Suk articles
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: James Ehnes: Mythes
Unusual programme is another winner from this distinguished partnership
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ReviewConcert review: Christian Tetzlaff, Florian Donderer (violins) Timothy Ridout (viola) Tanja Tetzlaff (cello) Kiveli Dörken (piano)
Edward Bhesania hears a performance of Dvořák and Suk at London’s Wigmore Hall on 13 December 2022
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ReviewCamerata Zürich: Janáček, Suk, Dvořák
A fabulous reimagining for string orchestra of Janáček’s piano cycle
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ReviewJanine Jansen: 12 Stradivari
Some first-class performances of much-recorded violin cornerstones
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ReviewAugustin Hadelich: Bohemian Tales
Violinist’s immensely enjoyable journey through a landscape of Czech music
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ReviewTrio Wanderer: Rachmaninoff, Grieg, Suk
Plenty of moody Russian emotion in this impressive programme
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FocusEldbjørg Hemsing's top 3 tips on maintaining the spark in your playing
The Norwegian violinist, whose disc we review in our December issue, shares her insight on warding off boredom in performances
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ReviewDvorák: Violin Concerto in A minor op.53; Romance in F minor op.11. Suk: Fantasy in G minor op.24
The Strad Issue: May 2016Description: Characteristically searching playing from Tetzlaff and StorgŠrdsMusicians: Christian Tetzlaff (violin) Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra/John StorgŠrdsComposer: Dvorák; SukSometimes first impressions can be misleading. Although this disc begins with impassioned orchestral playing, answered by equally committed sound from Christian Tetzlaff, the recording sounds a little ...
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ReviewAlla Czeca. Dvorák: String Quartet no.13 in G major. Schulfhoff: Five Pieces. Suk: Meditation on the Old Czech Chorale ‘St Wenceslaus’
The Strad Issue: January 2016Description: Infectious performances of three Czech works for string quartetMusicians: Signum QuartetComposer: Dvorák, Schulhoff, SukThe Signum Quartet has a penchant for themed programmes on its CDs, and this well-planned and sensitively recorded (if concise) recital of under an hour’s music surveys three decades ...
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ReviewDvorák: Violin Concerto in A minor op.53. Janácek: Violin Concerto ‘The Wandering of a Little Soul’. Suk: Fantasy in G minor
The Strad Issue: August 2015Description: paÄek sings and dances his way through three Czech concertosMusicians: Josef Š paÄek (violin) Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Jirí BÄ›lohlávekComposer: Dvorák, Janácek, SukDvorák’s Violin Concerto lacks the sense of ease and inevitability that informs his very finest work. Like Bruch’s G minor Concerto, it ...
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ReviewJohanna Martzy Vol.3. Works by Vivaldi, Szymanowski, Martinu¯, Ravel, Bartók, Brahms, Falla, Mozart, Bach & Suk
The Strad Issue: February 2015Description: Welcome exposure for the artistry of a neglected Hungarian virtuosoMusicians: Johanna Martzy (violin) Adolph Hallis, István Hajdu (piano) Stuttgart Radio Orchestra/Hans Müller-Kray, Netherlands Radio Orchestra/Willem van Otterloo, New York Philharmonic/André Cluytens, Cleveland Orchestra/George SzellComposer: Vivaldi, Szymanowski, Martinu¯, Ravel, Bartók, Brahms, Falla, Mozart, ...
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ReviewJanácek: Violin Sonata, Dumka, Romance, Allegro. Suk: Four Pieces op.17. Dvorák: Romantic Pieces op.75, Nocturne op.40
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2015Description: A rewarding recital of highways and byways of Czech violin musicMusicians: Jennifer Pike (violin) Tom Poster (piano)Composer: Janácek, Suk, DvorákLaunching this coherent Czech collection, Jennifer Pike skilfully and imaginatively balances the Romantic and modernist elements in Janácek’s Violin Sonata, as ...