sentences:  Dvořák's own style has been described as "the fullest recreation of a national idiom with that of the symphonic tradition, absorbing folk influences and finding effective ways of using them".Dvořák displayed his musical gifts at an early age, being an apt violin student from age six.The first public performances of his works were in Prague in 1872 and, with special success, in 1873, when he was aged 31.