Lilla Akademien
Coordinates: 59°20′45″N 18°02′54″E / 59.3459°N 18.0484°E Lilla Akademien is a school, founded 1994, which is specially focused on developing musical talent in children, located in , Sweden. The Artistic Director and founder of the school is Nina Balabina, Russian violinist and who is also a violin teacher at the school.
Lilla Akademien, best translated as "The Junior Academy", is a unique school specialising in classical music. Housed in an historic building in the Stockholm district Norrmalm, it was founded in 1994 by a group of music teachers under the leadership of Nina Balabina. In its early years, it provided instrumental tuition for young children at the end of the school day, but since 1998 it offers full-time tuition in music and regular schooling for children from 6 years and up. It eventually expanded to include a gymnasium or senior high school, and in 2005 the first graduates got their high school diplomas in the traditional Swedish manner. In a few years, Lilla Akademien has become one of the most significant institutions for the education of young musicians in Scandinavia, and has established itself as an important part of the Stockholm music scene, performing numerous concerts across the country every year. In 2006 Lilla Akademien opened a post-gymnasial 'Pre-college' one-year programme to help bridge the gap between school and higher musical education.
The aim of Lilla Akademien is to give all of its pupils a solid musical foundation on which to build their lives, whether or not they choose to become professional musicians as a profession. The musical life of the school is intense, and great care is taken to foster a joyful rather than competitive spirit. Priority is given to the creation of an artistic personality for each pupil, and individuality is encouraged. Many of the students at the school have backgrounds in countries other than Sweden, which the school is very proud of. They feel that this reflects the multicultural flavour of Stockholm.
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