About
Founded in 2021 by three friends who met in Mozart’s Salzburg.
Within a year of its formation, the Trio Callas was awarded at the FNAPEC
Competition in Paris and the Bacewicz Competition in Łódź. Consisting of members from Portugal, Japan-Brazil, and France, the group is known for the uniqueness of its expression, born from the coming together of different cultural backgrounds.
The ensemble is regularly invited to perform its original programmes throughout Europe and on tours to other continents. Since its first overseas appearance in Japan, they have received concert engagements in Canada, the USA, Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay.
Currently under the guidance of Cibrán Sierra Vázquez (Cuarteto Quiroga) at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg and supported by the “Yehudi Menuhin – Live Music Now” Foundation, the trio has worked with the Cuarteto Casals, Trio di Parma, Giovanni Gnocchi, Vienna Piano Trio, Benjamin Schmid, Connie Shih, and Thomas Riebl.
They have also been mentored by Mischa Maisky, thanks to the sponsorship of the Stauffer Foundation.
In addition to performing the traditional repertoire, the group challenges the boundaries of genre by collaborating with artists from outside classical music whom they enjoy listening to.
In 2023, the ensemble began a collaboration with Brazilian jazz multi-instrumentalist André Mehmari, commissioning and premiering his composition.
Miguel is a prizewinner of international competitions such as the Concorso Ruggiero Ricci, Concurso Nacional Vasco Barbosa, Convimus International Violin Competition, Prémio Ilda Moura, Guimarães International Violin Competition and Cidade do Fundão
International Competition. He served as concertmaster for the orchestras JOF- Jovem Orquestra de Famalicão, Orquestra Sinfónica APROARTE and Orquestra Sinfónica ARTAVE, and worked with conductors such as Peter Askim, Emílio de César, David Brichez-Lalli, Benoît Fromanger, Radu Postavaru, Maxim Tortelier, José Eduardo Gomes. Born in Braga, Miguel was first trained in Portugal by Raquel Costa in Famalicão and Radu Ungureanu in Porto, and is currently under the guidance of Esther Hoppe and Robin Wilson in Salzburg. Besides, he regularly receives advice from artists such as Maxim Vengerov, Chlöe Hanslip, Ani Schnarch, Miguel da Silva, Andrei Mijlin, and Yuri Zhislin.
Awarded at the Enrico Mainardi Cello Competition, Lucas is also the recipient of the Eleazar de Carvalho Prize by the São Paulo State Government for his achievements as one of the most outstanding young musicians from Brazil. He marked his European soloist debut playing the Haydn C Major Concerto during the Tour of the Japan Youth Orchestra, in halls such as the Musikverein in Vienna and the Danube Palace in Budapest. He has performed in festivals including the Rheingau Musik Festival, Trame Sonore in Mantova, Mozartwoche in Salzburg, Festival Academy Budapest, Ljubljana Festival, Ilumina in São Paulo, China Shanghai Arts Festival and Musicus Fest in Hong Kong. Born in São Paulo, Lucas moved to Tokyo with his family at a young age, where he received his first cello lessons. Upon returning to Brazil, he pursued his studies at the Academy of the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra. Currently under the guidance of Enrico Bronzi in Salzburg and Antonio Meneses in Cremona, he has worked with cellists such as Frans Helmerson, Jens Peter Maintz, Jérôme Pernoo, Julian Steckel, Miklós Perényi, Mischa Maisky, Pieter Wispelwey, Sol Gabetta, and Steven Isserlis.
Awarded at the Enrico Mainardi Cello Competition, Lucas is also the recipient of the Eleazar de Carvalho Prize by the São Paulo State Government for his achievements as one of the most outstanding young musicians from Brazil. He marked his European soloist debut playing the Haydn C Major Concerto during the Tour of the Japan Youth Orchestra, in halls such as the Musikverein in Vienna and the Danube Palace in Budapest. He has performed in festivals including the Rheingau Musik Festival, Trame Sonore in Mantova, Mozartwoche in Salzburg, Festival Academy Budapest, Ljubljana Festival, Ilumina in São Paulo, China Shanghai Arts Festival and Musicus Fest in Hong Kong. Born in São Paulo, Lucas moved to Tokyo with his family at a young age, where he received his first cello lessons. Upon returning to Brazil, he pursued his studies at the Academy of the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra. Currently under the guidance of Enrico Bronzi in Salzburg and Antonio Meneses in Cremona, he has worked with cellists such as Frans Helmerson, Jens Peter Maintz, Jérôme Pernoo, Julian Steckel, Miklós Perényi, Mischa Maisky, Pieter Wispelwey, Sol Gabetta, and Steven Isserlis.
Laureate of international competitions such as the Lyon International Competition, Piano Campus, Jeunes Talents en Normandie and Feurich (Vienna), Bella is a member of the Académie Musicale Jaroussky in the 2023-24 season. Having already worked with conductors such as Daniele Gatti, Jean-Luc Tingaud and José Luis Castillo and performed concertos by Beethoven, Schumann, Prokofiev and Rachmaninov, she is regularly invited to festivals such as Nohant Festival Chopin, Festival de l’Epau, Festival Baroque de Pontoise, Chigiana International Festival and Festival d’Auvers-sur-Oise. Born in Paris, Bella is currently concluding her master’s degree under the guidance of Björn Lehmann in Berlin and Jan Jiracek von Arnim in Vienna. She has taken part in masterclasses with soloists and teachers such as Tatiana Zelikman, Lilya Zilberstein, Jacques Rouvier, Matti Raekallio and Michel Béroff, and is currently supported by the Fondation Safran.