ECMA Ensembles 2026

The Helix Trio is a Spanish chamber music ensemble based in Switzerland, rapidly establishing itself on the international scene. Formed in 2022 at the Hochschule für Musik FHNW Basel, the trio is composed of Jaume Angelès Fité (violin), Iago Domínguez Eiras (cello), and Paula Belzunegui Moreno (piano). Since December 2025, they have been represented by Agencia Camera, one of Spain’s leading artist agencies.

The ensemble has earned significant recognition, including being named the «Emerging Ensemble 2025» by FestClásica. Their awards also include Second Prize at the Premi BBVA de Música de Cambra Montserrat Alavedra 2024, the Filippo Nicosia Prize in Italy, the ORPHEUS Swiss Chamber Music Competition 2022, and the 2023 La Flama Competition in Barcelona.

They are currently continuing their artistic development in Basel under the guidance of renowned professors such as Anton Kernjak, Claudio Martínez-Mehner, Zoltán Fejérváry, Silvia Simionescu, and Anna Gebert, alongside Patrick Jüdt and Johannes Meissl. Since 2023, the trio has been a member of the ECMA (European Chamber Music Academy) and the Le Dimore del Quartetto network. 

The Helix Trio has performed at major European venues and festivals, including the Palau de la Música Catalana, L’Auditori de Barcelona, the Swiss Chamber Music Festival, the Santander International Festival, and the Quincena Musical de San Sebastián. Additionally, they have participated in masterclasses with outstanding musicians like Steven Isserlis, Heime Müller, and Heinz Holliger.

The Motus Quartet was founded in October 2022 and consists of Tim de Vries, Karla Križ, Erin Pitts and Domonkos Hartmann. They met during their studies in Vienna, where the quartet currently studies with Johannes Meissl at the University for Music and Performing Arts Vienna (mdw). Further musical impulses have come from Hatto Beyerle, Eckart Runge, the Jerusalem Quartet, Peter Schuhmayer, the Danish String Quartet, Tim Frederiksen and Avedis Kouyoumdjian, among others. The Motus Quartet regularly takes part in ECMA (European Chamber Music Academy) and Musethica sessions all over Europe. The ensemble got awarded two prizes at the 2023 International Summer Academy of the mdw (isa): the Artis Quartet Award and the Viennese Classicism Award. In april 2023, the quartet made its Vienna Konzerthaus debut in the Schubert Hall, followed by their Musikverein Vienna debut in March 2024 and their Concertgebouw Amsterdam debut in October 2024. Recent concert engagements brought the quartet to Asia, North America and most of Europe. Tim de Vries performs on a violin made by Lorenzo Storioni (Cremona, 1793). Karla Križ plays on a composite Andrea Guarneri violin (Cremona, C17th).

The Susato Trio is named after Tielman Susato, the 16th-century Antwerp-based composer who established one of the first music publishing houses in the Low Countries. Just like their namesake, the trio is passionate about sharing music with as wide an audience as possible.

They aim to perform not only the established piano trio repertoire, but also to bring to light hidden gems that have been left behind in history.

The group was founded in May 2022 by violinist Sarah Bayens (Belgium), cellist Mikko Pablo (Philippines/USA), and pianist Markiyan Popil (Ukraine).

In December 2022, they were awarded 1st Prize at the Generation Classique Competition, organized by Les Festivals de Wallonie. In January 2024, they received both 1st Prize and the Audience Prize at the Supernova Chamber Music Competition, organized by the Klarafestival. In September 2024, they were awarded 3rd Prize and the special “Young Award”  at the Premio Trio di Trieste International Competition in Italy.

We are a young international trio consisting of Lara (22) on cello, Simen (23) on piano, and Villads (24) on violin. We met in 2023 at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, where we are currently studying with Tim Frederiksen and Jens Elvekjær.

We chose the name Trio Lingo because we have three mother tongues and come from different cultures. Villads grew up in Småland and Berlin and only moved to Copenhagen as an adult, after a year of studies in Oslo. Lara grew up in Rome and London and now lives permanently in Copenhagen. Simen is a true Norwegian.

Whenever possible, we perform without sheet music in concert, as we find that this gives us a deeper understanding of the music and offers the audience a more engaging experience.
Another central aspect of our work is expanding the established piano trio repertoire through our own arrangements.

Founded in Florence in 2019, Trio Sheliak is passionately dedicated to chamber music. Winner of the Special Prize in the Joseph Joachim 2025 competition and awarded the Abbiati Prize 2024, over the years it won numerous prizes, including the Giangrandi Eggmann Prize 2025, Alberto Burri Prize 2023, Luigi Nono Prize 2023 and the Filippo Nicosia Prize 2022.

In 2024 the Trio completed two Chamber Music Masters in Bern and Luzern, and is now studying with Ivan Rabaglia in the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia.

Trio Sheliak is a member of ECMA and Le Dimore del Quartetto.

The Trio has performed at numerous festivals including Ghent Festival, Les Jardins Musicaux, Bühnen Bern, KKL Luzern, Chamber Music Trieste, Lingotto Musica, Amici della Musica Firenze, Società dei Concerti Trieste, and in 2024 it made his debut in China with a concert tour.