On Air Now
Classic FM Drive with Sam Pittis 5pm - 7pm
The aspiring young composer
This image appears in the gallery:
Dvořák: 15 facts about the great composer
2. The aspiring young composer
The youthful Dvořák studied organ, violin, piano and - less successfully - the German language. He played viola in the Bohemian Provisional Theatre Orchestra, performing in restaurants and at balls. In 1871, he resigned from the orchestra to concentrate on composing, scraping a living by teaching the piano.
