Dora Pejačević, born in Budapest in 1885 and died in Munich in 1923, was a composer of the Croatian noble family.
This "Ouverture en ré mineur pour grand orchestre" is one of her fascinating collection of works that allow for deep expression through the use of harmony that sometimes pushes the limits, as is typical around the beginning of the 20th century.
This piano reduction was commissioned by the Japan Croatia Music Society and was completed in August 2021, and premiered in Tokyo on 18 September by the great pianist Mr. Tomohiro Adachi.
Arranger Yuki Hasegawa, biography
Arranger, pianist, conductor and producer.
She completed the department of piano at the
Kunitachi College of Music, and the departments of
chamber music, écriture musicale and orchestration at
the Conservatoire Supérieur de Paris-CNR. She also
studied écriture musicale at the CNSM-Lyon. She
studied under Profs. Alain Louvier, Bernard de Crépy
and other representative professors in France in terms
of composition and arrangement.
She later completed the conducting biennio department
at the Milano Civica Scuola di Musica Claudio Abbado,
and in recent years has been the guest conductor at the
Japan Croatia Music Society. She travels to various
parts of Croatia to research music, visits music research
institutes and composers, and strives for understanding.
As a chamber musician, she has also worked on
numerous experimental harmony works of the same era
as Dora Pejačević, and has also recorded on CD.
She is a member of the Irish Music Rights
Organisation. Her works can be licensed for
performance by representative organisations in each
country. (Regarding the use of recording, she has
withdrawn her works from Songtrust management and
she is considering joining MCPS).
Representative of the Edition les bons concerts and
cooperating artist of the Pro Arte Musicae Co., Ltd. Japan.
(As of Dec. 2021)
Latest information & inquiries: https://yukihasegawa.com