Obituary. IURIE SADOVNIC (14 December 1951 - 7 June 2021)
22:23 | 08.06.2021 Category: Official
Chisinau, 8 June /MOLDPRES/ - A beloved light and folk music singer, successful composer and songwriter Iurie Sadovnic died unexpectedly on 7 June 2021. He passed way, leaving us what he had the dearest and the most valuable – his ‘’immortal’’ song.
Iurie Sadovnic was born in the Jura village, eastern Rabnita district, on 14 December 1951. He was soloist of more vocal and instrumental ensembles, Haiducii din Susleni” (Outlaws from Susleni) , „Haiducii” (The Outlaws) from the Arts Institute (1968-1973), „Sonor” (1973-1976), „Contemporanul” (1977-1981) and „Bucuria” (1980-1983); all these represented natural stages in the creation of the Legenda (The Legend) band (1983-1996), which brought among the great artists.
During his artistic career, Sadovnic performed on diverse stages from Moldova and in the world, as well as on improvised stages from hundreds of villages of the country. He was always by the side of people, in the pace of time and of the events which marked the Moldovan society in the last 30 years. Sadovnic was an active presence at the Dialogue literary club from the Writers’ Union, and in his songs, there was the vibration of the times and the hardships faced by the country.
He lived in poetry as well, inspiring from the great poets of the nation. Sadovnic’s own poetry volume, „Am să plec în codrul verde” (I will go to the green forest) was born of this inspiration. And the last volume, Evadare (Escape) meanwhile became the testament of the departed art man.
Iurie Sadovnic was awarded the honorific titles of Merited Man (1984) and People’s Artist (2011), the medals Civic Merit (1993) and Mihai Eminescu (2000), as well as the Order of the Republic (2015) for special merits in the development of the musical art, creation work and contribution to the national revival process.
We express sincere condolences to the grieving family, all those who loved and appreciated him. May he have an eternal memory.
Maia SANDU, President of Moldova
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