Eugen Coca

Eugen Coca

Eugen Coca (15 April 1893 – 9 January 1954) was a Moldovan composer and violinist. He wrote two symphonies and two symphonic poems. One of his masterpieces is the opera Pasǎrea Maiastrǎ, based on the folk legend of Maiastra, the central character of which is a magic bird. The Maiastra motif has become known worldwide thanks to Romanian sculptor Constantin Brâncuși, who gave it expression in bronze and marble. He died in Chişinău in 1954.