Background
Born Countess Alexandrine Armfelt into a Finnish noble family in Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland, great granddaughter of Count Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt, she received a broad education as a child and started to compose at an early age.
Born Countess Alexandrine Armfelt into a Finnish noble family in Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland, great granddaughter of Count Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt, she received a broad education as a child and started to compose at an early age.
Her first work was published in 1894. Her most productive period was 1903–1914, based in Saint St. Petersburg, during which she published a number of romances for cello, violin and piano. After 1917, she became a pianist in the cinema and gave piano lessons.
She died in Leningrad.
She was a member of the circle surrounding Anton Rubinstein and Mily Balakirev.