SUKOVÁ, Otilie

  Otilie Suková was the daughter of Antonín Dvořák and the wife of composer and violinist Josef Suk. A gifted musician, she played the piano and wrote several compositions of her own, inspired by her musical surroundings. Suková did not become a professional musician, but despite this, was immersed in music throughout her life.

In a letter printed in Zlatá Praha in 1909, her husband Suk writes about Suková’s compositions: "Once, after my return from travelling, Otilie confessed to me that even she had composed several “little pieces for piano”. Initially, she felt embarrassed to play them for me but when I finally persuaded her to play, it caused her great joy when, during her second play through, I stood up with a pencil in my hand and wrote down everything just as I had heard her play it. She clapped her hands and laughed a great deal when I advised her on something and she was very surprised it had not occurred to her."

. Otilie Suková's music is published by BÄRENREITER.