A native of Romania, Tania Moldovan started playing the violin at age six. She participated in prestigious competitions in Romania and won numerous awards. She toured in France, Germany, China and Greece with several orchestras.
In 2006 Tania was awarded a full scholarship at Bowling Green State University where she earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Music Performance under the guidance of Prof. Vasile Beluska. In 2015 Tania graduated from Florida State University with a Doctorate in Music where she studied with Prof. Eliot Chapo and Dr. Ben Sung. Her dissertation, “The Modern Romanian Violin School: An Analytical Introduction to Manual de Vioara by Ionel Geanta and George Manoliu” focuses on a famous violin method written during communist rule in Romania by two of the most significant Romanian pedagogues: Ionel Geanta and George Manoliu.
Ms. Moldovan is a passionate teacher and her approach to teaching violin is based on the student's needs, desire, and finding the best way to help them develop as musicians. She believes every student’s talent can be nurtured and developed with love, patience, and persistency. Tania has been teaching for more than a decade and currently teaches privately at Paynes Prairie Music Lessons, a program she founded in Gainesville, FL to help passionate musicians grow and fulfill their dreams. In the past, Tania held positions at Florida State as a teaching assistant, Wallace Community College in Dothan, AL as violin faculty, Furman String Camp at Furman University in Greenville, SC, and for Green Willow Academy in Greenville, SC.
Ms. Moldovan is an active orchestra player and solo performer. She frequently performs with the Charleston Symphony, Venice Symphony, Gainesville Symphony and Pensacola Symphonies among others. She participated in numerous music festivals such as National Youth Orchestra (Romania), Ioanian Music Festival (Greece), and more recently, National Music Festival and Taneycomo Festival Orchestra, as a concertmaster. In addition, Tania was a String Fellow at Eastern Music Festival for three years.
Along with her husband classical guitarist Silviu Ciulei, she founded Duo Silvania, which aspires to present innovative programs for violin and guitar. They often perform solo concerts not only in Gainesville but all along the east coast.
After moving to Gainesville, Ms. Moldovan co-founded Chroma, a chamber music project which promotes and brings classical music out of the concert hall into unconventional and more intimate spaces, such as art galleries, coffee shops, bookstores, etc.
Tania also explores her creativity through jewelry making, painting, drawing and photography.