Composer Eugen Doga will celebrate 70th birth anniversary on March 1

On the first day of spring Academician and Composer Eugen Doga will celebrate his 70th birth anniversary. On this occasion, the Science Academy of Moldova (SAM) organises a scientific conference dedicated to the famous artist. According to the press service of SAM, specialists from Moldova, Romania and Russia will disclose different sides of composer’s activity. He was born in 1937 in Mocra village, Transnistria. After graduating from the Conservatoire in Chisinau, he performed as violoncellist in the Orchestra of the State Committee of the Soviet Moldavia for television and radio (1957-1962), taught at the Music College “Stefan Neaga” in Chisinau (1962-1967), and worked from 1967 to 1972 at the repertory-editorial Board of the Ministry of Culture. Instrumental music, romances, songs for children, still enjoying widespread popularity, soundtracks for over 100 films, shot at different movie studios from Moldova and abroad belong to Eugen Doga („Looking for a Guard”, “Home for Serafim”, “Alone in Front of Love”, “Lautarii”, “The Gipsy Camp Disappears In The Skies”, “My Tender Beast”, “Anna Pavlova”, “Procustes’ Bed"). He is the author of many priceless musical compositions, film and theatre soundtracks. Eugen Doga composed a symphony (1970), the symphonic poem “Mother” (thanks to a painting by A. David, 1965), the cantatas “The Spring of the World” (1970) and “The White Rainbow” (1983), and music for spectacles. The works of the composers were highly appreciated by the juries of the most prestigious international festivals. The movies “Fiddlers” and “The Gipsy Camp Disappears In The Skies” won the “Silver Shell” at San-Sebastian International Movie Festival. Eugen Doga is Honoris Causa Doctor of the International Movie Institute of Moscow. He was offered the titles “Honoured Master of Arts of Moldova”, Artist of the People of SSRM, Artist of the People of the USSR. He was given the “Order of the Republic”, Order “Star of Romania”, Medal “Mihai Eminescu”, Golden Medal “Man of the XX century” 2007 has been designated as “Eugen Doga Year” in Moldova. This proposal came from Parliament and was backed by the Government, as gratitude for the composer’s contribution to the development of the national culture and music and on the occasion of his 70-year birthday, which will be celebrated on 1 March 2007.