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The '''Suk Trio''' was a [[Czech people|Czech]] [[piano trio]] founded in 1951 and disbanded in 1990.  They made their debut on March 5 at the [[Rudolfinum]] Hall in [[Prague]] with [[Josef Suk (violinist)|Josef Suk]] (violin), Jiří Hubička (piano) and [[Saša Večtomov]] (cello). The permanent member of the ensemble was Josef Suk, the grandson of the composer and [[Josef Suk (composer)|name sake]] of the ensemble.

The pianist that played the longest with the group was [[Jan Panenka]], and the principal cellist was [[Josef Chuchro]].

In 1958 they recorded ''Dumky'' by [[Antonín Dvořák]] for German label [[Deutsche Grammophon]], the first [[Stereophonic sound|stereophonic]] recording in the history of the label.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite AV media notes |title=Beethoven: Piano Trios Nos 3, 5, 7, Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1 |others=Suk Trio |year=2008 |chapter=Suk Trio |first=Jindřich |last=Bálek |translator=Hilda Hearne |page=26 |type=CD |publisher=[[Supraphon]] |id=SU 3959-2 |location=Prague }}</ref>
The trio performed most of the great piano trios, touring abroad and recording extensively. It received many awards, including the [[Grand Prix du Disque]]. Among their notable recordings is one of the [[Felix Mendelssohn|Mendelssohn]] [[Piano Trio No. 1 (Mendelssohn)|Piano Trio No. 1]] which has been re-released on CD by [[Supraphon]].<ref>''Liner notes for Supraphon recording of Mendelssohn's Piano Trio No. 1''</ref>

The trio performed in Africa, Europe, Japan, USA, Australia etc.<ref name="autogenerated1"/>

One of the last concerts took place on 20 May 1990 in Prague, the programme comprised also the composition of [[Rafael Kubelík]] (soon after his return from exile). The performance occurred in the line-up Suk-Panenka-Chuchro.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Beethoven: Piano Trios Nos 3, 5, 7, Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1 |others=Suk Trio |year=2008 |chapter=Suk Trio |first=Jindřich |last=Bálek |translator=Hilda Hearne |page=27 |type=CD |publisher=[[Supraphon]] |id=SU 3959-2 |location=Prague }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=q102228|pure_url=yes}} Biography of Josef Suk]

== Selected recordings ==
*Beethoven, Schubert - Piano Trios CD. Supraphon, Prague. SU 3959-2

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