Ludmila Frajt as an Embodiment of a Central European Identity

Abstract

The inaugural conference of the Central European Music Research Group in the Musicology Department at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music. An event of the Bartók World Competition 2023 Budapest, 8–9 September 2023. In this paper I will discuss the life and work of a remarkable Serbian composer of Czech origin, Ludmila Frajt, married Franović (Czech: Ludmila Frajtová, 1919– 1999). My paper will address the issues of cultural and social interactions among different ethnic groups in Serbia, the mobility of musicians, and a possible scope and implications of a Central European musical identity.