The school was founded in 1970. About 170 gifted young musicians not only from Novosibirsk, but also from other regions and republics of Russia and foreign countries are trained here.

The names of its pupils – the winners of international and all-Russia competitions – are known in many countries. They are Vadim Repin, Anton Barakhovsky, Maxim Vengerov, Natalia Prishepenko, Ilya Konovalov, Alexander Trostyansky (violin); Maria Mitina, Natalia Taldykina, Tatyana Abramova, Ilya Rashkovsky, Polina Kondratkova, Tatyana Chernichka (piano); Alexander Neustroev, Stanislav Yankovsky (clarinet); Stanislav Makarov (trumpet); Michael Zhuravlev (oboe); Roman Leontiev, Alexander Marchakovsky (balalaika); Roman Zhbanov (bayan) and others.

Excited audience applauded them in great concert halls of Russia, Italy, Germany, the USA, Japan, Great Britain, France, Switzerland, Brazil and other countries of Europe, Asia and America. Only since 1990 the students of the Specialized Secondary Music School have become laureates and awarded diplomas of international competitions 100 times, 34 times they have been among the winners of All-Russia creative contests, 170 times - won in regional competitions.

The teachers’ talent and creative activity is the basis for the students achievements. From the very beginning the professors and teachers of the Novosibirsk Conservatoire and the Music College as well as the musicians of the Novosibirsk Academic Symphony Orchestra and of the Academic Folk Instruments Orchestra teach children at our school. The Organization of the Youth Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Vladislav Yankovsky, Honoured Artist of Russia, became an outstanding event in Novosibirsk in 1996. This Orchestra is attached to the “Young Gifts of Siberia” Foundation.