Petar Krstić

Petar Krstić (February 18, 1877 in Belgrade – January 21, 1957) was a Serbian composer and conductor known throughout Yugoslavia.

For the footballer, see Petar Krstić (footballer).

Krstić studied under the Austrian composer Robert Fuchs and the Bohemian-Austrian musicologist Guido Adler in Vienna (Pejović 2001). He worked as a conductor and pedagogue in Belgrade as well as musical leader of Belgrade radio. His most famous operas include Zulumcar (1927) and Ženidba Jankovic Stojana (1948). He is best known for his overtures, chamber-musical works, and choir works.

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References
  • Pejović, Roksanda. 2001. "Krstić, Petar". The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell. London: Macmillan Publishers.
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