ABOUT US
Romanian talent and Scandinavian rigour, in a music school in Iași founded by tenor Gabriel Bîrjovanu after two decades on the stages of the Norwegian National Opera in Oslo.
SCANDINAVIA Music School at a glance
SCANDINAVIA Music School is a private music school in Iași, Romania, founded by tenor Gabriel Bîrjovanu, who sang for more than two decades at Den Norske Opera & Ballett in Oslo after starting his career on the stage of the Romanian National Opera in Iași. The school is in the Newton Residence complex in the Tătărași district (78A Vasile Lupu Street) and has its own parking. It offers individual 50-minute lessons in singing, piano, guitar, music theory and solfège for children from age 5, teenagers and adults, from beginners to advanced students, including preparation for admission to music high schools and universities. The team has 11 teachers: artists active on national and international stages and young musicians from the „George Enescu” National University of Arts in Iași. The first 30-minute meeting is free. A single lesson costs 110 lei; with a subscription the price drops to 100 lei (4 lessons) or 90 lei (10 lessons). The school is open daily from 10:00 to 22:00.
- Founder
- Gabriel Bîrjovanu, tenor (Romanian National Opera Iași, Den Norske Opera & Ballett Oslo)
- Address
- 78A Vasile Lupu Street, Block N6, Newton Residence, Tătărași, Iași
- Disciplines
- Singing, piano, guitar, music theory and solfège
- Format
- Individual 50-minute lessons
- Who it is for
- Children from age 5, teenagers and adults, from beginners to advanced
- Teachers
- 11
- Prices
- 110 lei per lesson · 400 lei for 4 lessons · 900 lei for 10 lessons
- First meeting
- Free, 30 minutes
- Opening hours
- Daily, 10:00–22:00
- Phone
- +40 757 987 209
"SCANDINAVIA Music School is a private music education institution designed as a modern and fully equipped space."
Our school is located in the Newton Residential Complex, in the Tatarasi neighborhood, in a quiet, easily accessible area, with private parking and an elegant, welcoming atmosphere. The classrooms are soundproofed, equipped with high-quality instruments and professional audio-video and lighting equipment, suitable for recordings, rehearsals, and internal auditions.
We also have a small performance hall, with a cozy stage, designed for recitals, artistic productions, and filming, giving students the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the stage and the real experience of a recital.
Gabriel Bîrjovanu
Founder & Artistic Director
In the press
Articles and broadcasts about the school and its founder, tenor Gabriel Bîrjovanu (in Romanian).
- Adminis Iași · · videoȘcoala de Muzică Scandinavia din Iași atrage cursanți de toate vârstele
- BZI · #PodcastBZI · Episod special cu tenorul și fondatorul Scandinavia Music School Iași, Gabriel Bîrjovanu
- BZI · Un tenor ieșean, plecat de 20 de ani în Norvegia, s-a întors acasă și deschide o școală de muzică
- Glare Magazine · Scandinavia Music School, întâlnirea dintre rigoarea nordică și sufletul cald al Iașului
- Ziarul de Iași · Tenorul ieșean Gabriel Bîrjovanu se întoarce acasă după 21 de ani de cântat în Norvegia