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