AntiTrio

Ensemble

Participated as “Young Talents Ensemble” in the 2017 edition

Inês Luzio › Tuba | Pedro Santos › Saxophone
Júlia Azevedo › Piano

AntiTrio is a group based in Porto, formed by students from ESMAE—the Higher School of Music and Performing Arts. Musicians Inês Luzio, Júlia Azevedo, and Pedro Santos formed the group in October 2016 and have been mentored by teachers such as José Parra, Fernando Ramos, and Sérgio Carolino.

This ensemble has sought to forge its own musical path, operating at the intersection of various musical languages—a possibility made possible by the uniqueness of this specific lineup. Their repertoire includes works by composers as diverse as Poulenc, Bristol, and Daniel Schnyder. Despite its still brief history, AntiTrio has already achieved important milestones: after participating in the APTE Festival and the ESMAE Festival in March 2017, they won the top category of the Chamber Music Competition organized by the CulturXis Association in partnership with the 23 Milhas Association in June 2017. At the 120′ mark of the video above, you can watch the final round that crowned this ensemble as the competition’s winner.

Inês Luzio began her musical studies at age 9. She studied euphonium at the Coimbra Conservatory of Music and earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Aveiro. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree at ESMAE under the guidance of Sérgio Carolino. She has worked with leading international euphonium artists (Thomas Rüedi, Demondrae Thurman, Anthony Caillet, Shoichiro Hokazono, Steven Mead). She has collaborated with the Portuguese Symphonic Band and the ARMAB Symphonic Band. In July 2015, he joined the WASBE Youth Wind Orchestra in San Jose, California, under the direction of José Rafael Pascual Vilaplana. He won second place in the senior category at the Terras de La Salette International Wind Instrumentalists Competition (2016). He is a member of How Low Can You Go? – Portuguese Tuba Ensemble.

Pedro Santos began studying saxophone at the Espinho Music Academy with Isabel Anjo. In 2016, he completed the Professional Course in Wind and Percussion Instruments at the Espinho Professional School of Music, with a final grade of 20. He is currently studying at ESMAE with Henk van Twillert and Fernando Ramos. He has attended numerous masterclasses (with João Pedro Silva, Gilberto Bernardes, Juani Palop, Mário Marques, among others). He has won numerous awards at the Terras de La Salette International Wind Instrument Competition (1st place, 2016). He has performed as a soloist with the Espinho Classical Orchestra.

Júlia Azevedo began studying piano at the Algarve Regional Conservatory – Maria Campina, and later studied at the Joly Braga Santos Conservatory in Portimão and the Lagos Academy of Music. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the Higher School of Music and Performing Arts, in the class of Pedro Burmester. She has won awards in national and international competitions. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in music under the guidance of Madalena Soveral at the IPP.