Career
She wrote songs as well as compositions for violin, piano and solo songs. Her collected works consists of about 40 compositions. Ika Peyron was the foster child of the merchant Anton Asp, who wished for her to have a profession and gave her a god education.
Asp wished for her to become a medical doctor, but she was early on focused on music
She was educated as a pianist in Stockholm and a student of Louise Engström, Ivar Hallström, Johan van Boom, Emil Sjögren and Anton Andersen. She attempted to compose, but gave up because of the attitude toward female composers.
Ika Peyron devoted herself completely to composition from the 1880s, when she tutored as well as directed and performed concerts at the chapels of the theatres and at the Ladie"s Society Nya Idun.