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Helix Trio

In2024,theHelixTriowasnamedEmergingEnsemble2025byFestclásica,securingtheirparticipationinsomeofSpain'smostprestigiousfestivalsthroughout2025.Inaddition,theywereawardedsecondprizeatthe"PremiBBVAdeMúsicadeCambraMontserratAlavedra2024",heldinCatalonia,aswellastheFilippoNicosiaPrizeinItaly,arecognitionthatincludestheopportunitytoperformseveralconcertsinthecountry.ThisachievementaddstootherimportantawardssuchastheORPHEUSSwissChamberMusicCompetition2022inSwitzerlandandthe"LaFlama"Competition2023inBarcelona,consolidatingthetrioasoneofthemostpromisingensemblesofitsgeneration.
Formed in 2022 at the Hochschule für Musik FHNW Basel, the Helix Trio consists of Jaume Angelès Fité (violin), Iago Domínguez Eiras (cello), and Paula Belzunegui Moreno (piano). They are currently under the tutelage of renowned professors such as Anton Kernjak, Claudio Martínez-Mehner, Zoltán Fejérvári, Silvia Simionescu, and Anna Gebert as part of the Ergänzungsstudium program. Additionally, their artistic development continues under the guidance of Patrick Jüdt and Johannes Meissl. Since 2023, the Helix Trio has been a member of the ECMA (European Chamber Music Academy) and is part of the Le Dimore del Quartetto network, allowing them to engage in a high-level international environment. The trio has been invited to festivals such as the Piano Trio Fest (Bern), the Swiss Chamber Music Festival (Adelboden), and the Musikdorf Ernen Festival. In 2023, they made their debut at the prestigious Palau de la Música Catalana and at L'Auditori de Barcelona in 2024. In Spain, they have performed at festivals such as Música en Segura, Festival ClasClás, Festival ASISA de Villaviciosa de Odón, MUSEG, Quincena Musical de San Sebastián, Quincena Andante, Musikaldia de Zarautz, Festival de Pollença, Música a les Masos, Festival Internacional de Santander, Otoño Musical Soriano, Festival de Música Española de Cádiz, and in venues such as the Teatre de Sabadell, the Teatre de Tarragona, and the FRINGE Torroella de Montgrí, among others. Throughout their career, the Helix Trio has worked with distinguished chamber music figures, participating in masterclasses with musicians such as Steven Isserlis, Heime Müller (Artemis Quartet), Anthony Marwood, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Johannes Meissl, Patrick Jüdt, Vera Martínez Mehner, Robert Levin, Eckart Runge, Oliver Wille (Kuss Quartet), Antonio Valentino, Simone Gramaglia, Miriam Fried, Günter Pichler, and Heinz Holliger. In 2023, they attended the IMS Prussia Cove Masterclasses with pianist Dénes Várjon and the International Chamber Music Academy of Vic with violinist Abel Tomàs (Casals Quartet).

Our Journey

2025

Debut at Quincena Musical, Festival de Pollença and Festival de Santander.

2024

Named FestClásica Rising Ensemble 2025. 1st Prize Filippo Nicosia Award, 2nd Prize Premi BBVA Montserrat Alavedra, and debut at L'Auditori de Barcelona.

2023

Winners of 'La Flama' Competition. Debut at Palau de la Música Catalana. Joined ECMA.

2022

Founded in Basel. Prize Winners at Orpheus Swiss Chamber Music Competition.

Paula Belzunegui Moreno
Piano

Paula Belzunegui Moreno

PaulaBelzunegui,borninPamplona,iscurrentlypursuingaCAS(CertificateofAdvancedStudies)withtheHelixTriounderthetutelageofAntonKernjakandAnnaGebertattheHochschulefürMusikBasel.Previously,shestudiedwithprofessorsZoltánFejérváriandAdrianOetiker,completingMastersinPerformanceandPedagogyatthesameinstitution.ShecompletedherundergraduatestudiesinLondonattheRoyalCollegeofMusicwithprofessorAndrewBall.
Shehasalwaysbeenveryenthusiasticaboutchambermusic,workingindifferentgroupsduringherstudieswithmentorssuchasAntonKernjak,ClaudioMartínez-Mehner,RainerSchmidt,DanjuloIshizaka,andSilviaSimionescu,whoseclasseshavehadagreatimpactonhermusicaldevelopment.
Shehasreceivedseveralawardssuchasthe"Salzburg"GrandPrizeVirtuosoInternationalMusicCompetitionandthirdprizeinthe"GiulioRospigliosi"competitioninItaly,amongothers.
PaulahasreceivedmasterclassesfromrenownedmusicianssuchasPaulBadura-Skoda,ZoltánKocsis,ImreRohmann,AndrasKemenes,ClaudioMartínezMehner,DénesVárjon,StevenIsserlis,AnthonyMarwood,andEldarNebolsin,amongothers.
HerstudieshavebeensupportedbyvariousorganizationsincludingtheGovernmentofNavarra,theCajaNavarraFoundation,theFIDAHFoundation,theMelindaEstherhazydeGalanthaFoundation,the"Eppursimuove"Foundation,theZaczkowskiFoundation,andtheRitaZimmermannFoundation.
ShecurrentlyworksasanaccompanistattheHochschulefürMusikBaselintheclassofEdgarManyak.