Geoffrey Chew is Emeritus Professor of Music at Royal Holloway, University of London. He has published on the music of Bohemia, Moravia, and Austria, since the 18th century, and on its literary connections in the works of composers such as DvoÅák and JanáÄek. In November 2018 he was awarded a LeoÅ¡ JanáÄek Memorial Medal by the LeoÅ¡ JanáÄek Foundation, 'for his contribution to Czech music and culture, and especially for JanáÄek research'.