Helix Trio

Jaume Angelès Fité, violin
Iago Domínguez Eiras, cello
Paula Belzunegui Moreno, piano

In 2024, the Helix Trio was named Ensemble Emergente FestClásica 2025, securing their participation in some of Spain’s most prestigious festivals throughout 2025. In addition, they were awarded second prize at the Premi BBVA de Música de Cambra Montserrat Alavedra 2024, held in Catalonia, as well as the Filippo Nicosia Award in Italy. These achievements add to earlier recognition at the ORPHEUS Swiss Chamber Music Competition in Switzerland in 2022 and the Premi La Flama in Catalonia in 2023, consolidating the trio as one of the most promising ensembles of its generation.

Formed in 2022 at the Hochschule für Musik Basel FHNW, the Helix Trio consists of Jaume Angelès Fité (violin), Iago Domínguez Eiras (cello), and Paula Belzunegui Moreno (piano). They have received guidance from renowned professors such as Anton Kernjak, Claudio Martínez Mehner, Zoltán Fejérvári, Silvia Simionescu, and Anna Gebert as part of the Ergänzungsstudium program. Additionally, they have received artistic guidance from Patrick Jüdt and Johannes Meissl.

In 2023, the Helix Trio joined ECMA (European Chamber Music Academy). It also joined the Le Dimore del Quartetto network, allowing the ensemble 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 Festival Musikdorf Ernen. 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 Internacional de Música Clasclás, Festival ASISA de Música de Villaviciosa de Odón, MUSEG, Quincena Musical de San Sebastián, and the Festival Internacional de Santander, among others.

Throughout their career, they have participated in masterclasses with musicians such as Steven Isserlis, Heime Müller, Anthony Marwood, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Johannes Meissl, Robert Levin, and Heinz Holliger. In 2023, they attended the IMS Prussia Cove Masterclasses with pianist Dénes Várjon.

Since the 2026–2027 season, the Helix Trio has been an Artist in residence at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, under the direction of Corina Belcea, Miguel da Silva and Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden.

Last updated: 2 October 2026