Women Composing

a celebration through the centuries to the present


Emilie Mayer (1812 –1883)

Emilie Mayer was born in Friedland, the town currently in the district Mecklenburgische Seenplatte of the state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany. Although she received an early education in music from an organist, she did not start composing until rather late in life. She was, however, quite prolific, composing an opera, eight symphonies, several overtures, a piano concerto, and a variety of chamber music.

This is her piano concerto dating from 1850.