Famous Moldovan composer marks 82nd birthday anniversary

Chisinau, 1 March /MOLDPRES/ - Composer, People’s Artist, laureate of the National Prize, holder of the Order of the Republic, titular member of Moldova’s Academy of Sciences (ASM) Eugen Doga turned 82 today.      

In a recent interview given to MOLDPRES, composer Eugen Doga said that, in 2018, he had had more concerts in diverse cities of the world: in Cluj-Napoca, Vienna, Brussels, Ankara, Nizhny Novgorod, etc.

”I wrote music for children, waltzes and hymns. I also wrote a book of short stories. I performed on the stage of the Schönbrunn Palace, in the baroque-style concert hall of the Schlosstheater from Vienna, where Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and C.W. Gluck, as well as other composers gave concerts. I presented there my works written with lyrics by poets Mihai Eminescu, Veronica Micle and Grigore Vieru, along with the National Symphony Orchestra of the Teleradio-Moldova Public Company. I had an unforgettable concert in Ankara. For me, 2018 was a fruitful year. Also in 2018, President of Russia Vladimir Putin awarded me the Order of Alexander Nevsky,” the famous composer also said.    

Eugen Doga was born in Mocra village, eastern Rabnita district, on 1 March 1937. He graduated from the Stefan Neaga Music College, Gavriil Muzicescu Conservatoire and Arts Institute from Chisinau. The composer is author of valuable works of pop, film and theatre music. Doga composed a symphony, cantatas Primăvara omenirii (The Spring of the Mankind) and Curcubeul alb (The White Rainbow), music for theatre plays, for more than 200 movies, chamber instrumental works, sentimental songs, songs for children.   

Eugen Doga was awarded the State Prize, the honorific title People’s Artist, Order of the Republic, the Order of the Star of Romania in the Commander grade, the National Order of Faithful Service of Romania, the Order For Merit to the Fatherland of Russia. The composer is the author of a famous waltz, My Sweet and Tender Beast, nominated by UNESCO as the fourth musical masterpiece of the 20th century.