Dora Pejačević

Maria Theodora Paulina von Pejačević (Known as "Countess Dora")

Classical Composer, Pianist, First Croatian Female Symphonist

Born 1885-09-10

Budapest, Historical Hungary

Passed Away 1923-03-05 Munich, Germany, Croatia

Lifespan 37 years old

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"Music is the only sacred refuge where the soul can whisper its darkest longings and deepest joys."

Archival Overview

Trailblazing late-romantic classical composer and countess whose 1917 Symphony in F-sharp minor was the first modern symphony composed by a Croatian woman, acclaimed across European concert halls.

Biographical Record

Countess Maria Theodora Paulina 'Dora' Pejačević was born on September 10, 1885, into a noble aristocratic family with vast estates in Našice, Slavonia. Educated in music in Zagreb, Dresden, and Munich, she rejected aristocratic frivolousness to dedicate her life entirely to serious compositional mastery.

Pejačević produced an extraordinary body of 58 compositions: exquisite lieder, chamber works, a Piano Concerto, and her monumental Symphony in F-sharp minor (Op. 41). Her music, celebrated by Karl Kraus and Rainer Maria Rilke, was performed by top orchestras in Vienna, Dresden, and Budapest.

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Final Resting Place

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Pejačević Family Mausoleum
Našice, Croatia

                         GPS: 45.4950, 18.0930                    

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