- Family lineage
- Granddaughter of composer, pianist, and conductor Stefan Neaga, and daughter of concert violinist and composer George Neaga.
- Education
- Early studies in Moldova at the Special Music School for Gifted and Talented Students in Kishinev, then Master's and Doctor's degrees in violin performance and musical theory at the Gorky State Conservatory in Russia.
- Performance and tours
- Violin solo appearances in Kishinev and Bucharest, with international tours to Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Romania with the Kishinev Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra.
- Teaching and distinction
- Teaching career since 1988 in conservatory and gifted-student programs in Moldova and Russia; awarded in 2000 with a Diploma for Special Merits in student education in science, culture, and art by the President of Moldova.
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Lucia Neaga was born into a family with strong musical traditions. Her parental grandfather, Stefan Neaga, was a prominent composer, pianist, and conductor - and is considered to be one of the founding fathers of the Moldavian professional musical culture.
Her father George Neaga, who had a profound influence on her musical growth, was a concert violinist, teacher and one of the most talented and well-known Moldavian composers.
Ms. Neaga began her early musical education and violin studies in her native Moldova, at the special Music School for Gifted and Talented Students in Kishinev and continued in Russia, at the Gorky State Conservatory, where she earned her Master's and Doctor's degrees in Violin Performance and Musical Theory. Ms. Neaga has taken part in prestigious international music festivals in Romania and France, and is a prizewinner in the All-Moldavian Competition and a finalist in All-Russia Violin Competition in Kazan, USSR.
She has performed as a violin soloist in such notable locations as the Organ Hall and Philharmonic Hall in Kishinev, the Music Academy and Ateneum Hall in Bucharest and the Gorky State Conservatory.
She has made numerous international tours with Kishinev Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra to Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland and Romania.
Ms. Neaga has also had a prominent teaching career since 1988, in Moldavian State Conservatory, and Special Music Schools for Gifted and Talented Students (Both Moldavian and Russian).
In the year 2000 Ms. Neaga received Diploma for Special Merits by Students' Education in Science, Culture and Art Field from the President of Moldova. One of her students became a Prizewinner in Romania's most prestigious International Competitions - "G. Georgescu", "G. Enescu", and "Jeuinesses Musicales."
Ms. Neaga currently the Concertmaster of Allen Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra.
- Family relation
- Wife of George Neaga; mother of Angela Neaga Khayt and Lucia Neaga.
- Education
- Began violin studies in Galati under her father's instruction, then continued at the Bucharest Conservatory and later the Moscow Conservatory.
- Career
- For many years she performed as a soloist with symphony orchestras in Moldova and later established residency in Dallas, Texas in 1997.
- Burial
- Laurel Oaks Memorial Park, Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas, USA.
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Birth: 15 Mar 1924. Death: 22 Jul 2016 (aged 92). Burial: Laurel Oaks Memorial Park, Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas, USA.
Lily Neaga was born on March 15th 1924 in Galati, Romania into a musical family. Her father was a violinist and her mother was a pianist.
Lily started to play violin from an early age under her father's instruction. She was a prodigy violinist and a sensation at an early age.
Lily continued her education at the famous Bucharest Conservatory and later in the Moscow Conservatory.
For many years she was a soloist performer with a multitude of Symphony Orchestras in Moldova.
In 1997 Mrs. Neaga established her residency in Dallas, Texas and on July 22nd 2016 she passed away peacefully at the Belmont assisted living home in Allen, TX.
She is survived by her daughters: Angela Neaga Khayt of Arlington and Lucia Neaga of Allen, as well as her grandson Dmitriy of Allen; her sons-in-law Yury Khayt and Alexander Shikhalev.
