Born in Huşi into a modest family, he completed his primary and secondary studies in his hometown and in 1902, deciding to follow his passion for music, left for Iaşi, where he took cello classes at the Iaşi Conservatory.
He was born in Huşi into a modest family. He completed his primary and secondary studies in his hometown and in 1902. He took cello classes at the Iaşi Conservatory. He was deciding to follow his passion for music where he took cello classes at the Iaşi Conservatory. Music was left for Iaşi.