Eugen Coca, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eugen Coca

Moldovan musician

Date of Birth: 15-Apr-1893

Place of Birth: Cureșnița, Soroca District, Moldova

Date of Death: 09-Jan-1954

Profession: composer, violinist

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Eugen Coca (born April 15, 1893 in Cure?ni?a, Soroca district – died January 9, 1954 in Chi?inau) was a violinist and composer from the Republic of Moldova. His works ranged from adaptations of folk songs and scores for film and theatre to compositions of symphonic, instrumental, chamber and choral music.
He produced two symphonies and two symphonic poems, the most well known of which was the opera "Firebird" (Pasarea Maiastra), based on a popular legend. There was a ten-year music school that took its name, which was later divided into two musical high schools: "Ciprian Porumbescu" high school and "Serghei Rahmaninov" high school.