PEJAČEVIĆ, Dora 

Born in Budapest, Sept 10, 1885 
Died in Munich, March 5, 1923 

Pronunciation (IPA): [peja’tʃɛvɪtʃ] 

Pronunciation: “peh-ya-CHEH-vich” 

• Pejačević was a Croatian composer whose musical style is late Romantic and Impressionist. Her works include a symphony, a piano concerto, vocal works and chamber works.¹
• Pejačević was a member of Croatian nobility and she grew up in her family’s estate at Našice, Slavonia.²
• Pejačević studied at the Croatian Music Institute in Zagreb,³ and privately in Dresden and Munich.⁴.
• Pejačević’s Piano Concerto in g minor, Op. 33, was the first concerto by a Croatian composer. During her lifetime, her music was performed many times in musical centers of Germany, Austria, and Croatia.⁵ 
• Pejačević died shortly after the birth of her first child, at the age of 38.⁶

Biography from the Croatian Music Information Center 

1. Koraljka Kos, “Pejačević [Pejacsevich], Dora,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed March 23, 2022, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000044994.
2. “Dora Pejačević: Biography,” Muziči Informationi Centar, accessed March 23, 2022, https://mic.hr/en/dora-pejacevic/.
3. Kos, “Pejačević [Pejacsevich], Dora,” Grove Music Online
4. “Dora Pejačević: Biography,” Muziči Informationi Centar
5. Ibid.
6. Ibid.