Evgeny Doga: biography, family, best compositions, photos

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Eugen Doga is an artist, teacher and composer from Moldova, who was famous in the vastness of the USSR and far beyond its borders. Today he is 81 years old, he is married. According to the sign of the zodiac Eugene Pisces. During his career, he has been awarded many prizes, awards and various titles. The composition "My tender and gentle beast", written by this talented person, was recognized by UNESCO as the best piece of music of the 20th century. The maestro owes such success to his perseverance and perseverance, which were passed on to him through his father.

Biography of Eugene Doga

This talent was born on March 1, 1937, in a small village called Mokra (Moldova). The birthplace of Eugene was so picturesque and colorful that many of the best pictures of the world could be painted from it. A small but noisy river flowed near Mokra. Also nearby was a forest with huge oaks, slender birches, maples and ash trees.

From childhood, Eugene Doga was a dreamy and creative child. Hisparents were simple workers who honestly earned a living. Despite this, their son was not deprived of anything. After the war, the boy lost his father, and his mother lost her husband. After that, they lived together, the mother worked hard to provide for the boy.

Yevgeny's childhood

As a schoolboy, Eugen Doga liked to play ball with the boys in the yard. Also, the whole company went to the forest in early spring, from where they brought huge bunches of fresh sorrel. From it, my mother cooked delicious borscht. In those days, sorrel, berries and mushrooms (which were very rare in the forest) were the most affordable delicacies. It was thanks to these products that many families survived in the post-war period.

Memories of Music

One of Zhenya's most vivid memories of music from childhood was the performance of an orchestra from Chisinau at a local club in the village where the boy was born. Their team was so large that all of its members barely fit on a small stage. Ahead of all stood a man - a conductor. Little Eugene Doga was surprised: “Why are they all playing, but no one is dancing?!”.

He, along with the guys, always came to see the performances of the orchestra and listened to every note with bated breath. And after that, he approached musical instruments and touched them, considering them to be something amazing and unearthly.

Further fate of Dogi

Future composer Eugen Doga after graduating from a 7-year school in his native village decides to enter the Chisinau Music College. There he learned to play the cello. In 1955 he received a diploma of the first musical education,after which he entered the conservatory. In parallel with his studies, Eugene was a radio host at the Moldovan radio station. By coincidence, one arm was paralyzed and he was forced to give up playing his favorite instrument, the cello.

After graduating from this university, Doga again enters the first year, but this time he plans to study composition. So, he studies for another 5 years within the walls of the same educational institution.

Doga's first works

In the life of Evgeny Doga, music from early childhood took a firm first place. He was looking forward to the moment when he could independently put notes into something that people would like. So, while studying at the conservatory, the guy makes his first attempts to compose music, and he does it well. His first work was "New Year's Song", which debuted on the radio wave on January 1, 1957. Doga's next composition was called "White Garden Flower".

Also, in parallel with his studies, Zhenya takes courses in conductors. Attempts were crowned with failure, so he decided not to return to this again. So, he decides to continue the path of the composer and works on the famous works of Khachaturian, Shostakovich and Schubert. in 1963 Doga writes his debut quartet. After that, he withdraws into himself for several years and suspends work. Over the years, Eugene Doga has not written a single song. He was fascinated by the in-depth study of musical theory. As a result, he published his own textbook, which many of his students later studied. FROMFrom 1962 to 1967, Doga worked as a teacher at his native school and at the same time at one of the universities in Chisinau.

Creativity in Eugene's life

Return to work on Dogu's compositions was forced by his close friends, part-time colleagues. Young and talented Eugene is attracted to music that will be accessible and understandable to ordinary people. So, he thinks about creating compositions of various styles and genres. During his career, he has written many tunes for pop artists, film soundtracks, music for plays and musicals.

Starting from 1972, Eugene has been touring the major cities of Moldova, and also visits neighboring countries with concerts. A huge number of people gathered to hear the notes of Evgeny Doga, who were fans of his work.

Compositions of this man could be heard more and more often performed by famous musicians. Yuri Medyanik was among them.

Movie soundtracks

Doga's career has also included writing compositions for many films. Doga began work in this direction in 1967. Eugene became the author of soundtracks for more than 200 films and TV shows.

The composition "My White City" was the last one for which Sofia Rotaru received an award at the Golden Orpheus competition. The song written by the genius Doga called "Chisinau, Chisinau" was recognized as the official anthem of the capital of Moldova.

Followed by a work that told people about sincere gypsy love -"The tabor goes to the sky." She has also won many competitions, including international festivals.

One of the best works was the composition that Evgeny composed specifically for the film "Mercedes leaves the chase." It was recognized by film critics as the best musical accompaniment to a motion picture in the last decade.

W altz by Evgeny Doga "My sweet and gentle beast" brought him even greater popularity. This time he became a world famous composer. To the surprise of many, this composition was at first an ordinary improvisation. Doga composed her in one night at the Valuevo estate in the Moscow region.

W altz instantly became popular, and was played at many major events. In particular, it could be heard at the 2014 Olympics, at dance competitions and in many shows of famous dance ballets. Also, often Doga's music could be heard from the transitions where street musicians played.

Besides his musical career, Doga is a public figure. So, he is listed as a member of the Union of Composers of Moldova, as well as a member of the collegium of the Ministry of Culture. Evgeni Doga was also repeatedly elected a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Moldavian SSR.

Eugene's personal life

The relationship of our hero with his future wife began when they were students. From the first minutes of the meeting, Doga knew that this was exactly the woman with whom he was ready to live his whole life, and he was not mistaken. Natalya made a marriage proposal a week after they met. However, they decided to postpone the wedding until the moment,when they both graduate.

After graduation, Eugene and Natalia got married. Their family life seemed like a fairy tale to them. The couple was so devoted to each other that everyone admired them and sometimes even envied them. In 1966, a girl was born in the family of Evgeny and Natalia, whom they named Viorica. In 2001, their daughter gave them a grandson, Dominic.

So there were circumstances that Viorica and her son live with their parents. The house where this family lives was built by Eugene Doga according to his own design in the center of Chisinau.

Composer now

In 2012, Doga gave concerts in honor of the anniversary in the largest cities of Russia, Moldova, Romania and Kazakhstan. He managed to collect huge halls and stadiums. He played his most famous compositions. The warm reception of the audience pleased the composer, and for a long time he did not want to leave the stage.

Doga's concert in Chisinau at the train station

In 2018, Eugene gave a concert at the train station in the city of Chisinau. A musical instrument for the composer was installed on the platform among passers-by. Surrounding with bated breath listened to the famous Doga. Some even missed their flights in order to listen to the world-famous maestro at least once in their lives.

After that, the composer shared in an interview that he had never before played like this, among passers-by. The children's team of the Railwaymen's Palace of Culture played with him. The guys helped Evgeny create an atmosphere of spontaneity and give others a positive attitude.

Management of the Moldovan Railwayreported that the idea to create such an unusual holiday right in the middle of the station belongs to Eugene Doge. He is known to love traveling, especially by train. Therefore, such a gift for the people has become very valuable, pleasant and memorable. After this speech, the management of the Moldovan railway presented him with an indefinite ticket for a whole year in any direction throughout the country. In turn, the maestro gave permission to the management to use his compositions in their trains and at stations.

Evgeniy and the employees of the state institution were pleased with such mutually beneficial cooperation. In one of the last interviews, the composer said that he was not going to leave his work and would continue to please numerous fans with his work for a long time to come.