A Tenor from Iași Returns Home After 20 Years in Norway and Opens a Music School

Gabriel Bîrjovanu, a tenor from Iași with over 20 years of international experience in Norway, returns home to open Scandinavia Music School in Tătărași starting January 2026. The artist has collaborated with world-renowned conductors and performed in over 1,700 shows on European stages, in operas such as "La Traviata," "Carmen," and "Aida."

Training and International Career

Gabriel Bîrjovanu began his career at the Iași National Opera, where he had roles in "La Traviata," "La Bohème," and "Die Fledermaus." Afterward, he spent two decades in Norway, collaborating with world-class conductors such as Zubin Mehta and Riccardo Muti.

"My first opera roles in Iași were small, but for me they meant entire worlds... In those years, I learned enormously."

About his experience with international maestros, the artist confesses:

"From Zubin Mehta I admired the nobility of gesture... From Riccardo Muti I learned absolute rigor..."

Return to Iași

After returning to the Iași stages in the role of Eisenstein from "Die Fledermaus," after 21 years, Bîrjovanu decided to transform this return into an educational project. Currently, he is in his third year of doctoral studies at UNAGE.

Scandinavia Music School

The school will offer:

• Individual courses in vocal performance, piano, guitar
• Solfeggio and music theory
• Modern space with new instruments and own stage
• Programs for all ages - young children, teenagers, and adults

Activities and Events

The school will organize:

• Choral rehearsals on weekends
• Regular recitals and celebrations
• Concerts in December (November 25, 30, December 3, 13)
• Christmas Concert on December 16

"Our goal is for any child or adult to be able to learn music at high standards, without price being a barrier. Our rigor and professionalism are Scandinavian, but the prices and talent are Romanian."