Trio Aries

Three young Belgian musicians, violinist Alice Van Leuven, cellist Paul Heyman and pianist Wouter Valvekens founded Trio Aries, out of their passion for chamber music and more specifically for the repertoire written for piano trio. They each received broad training as soloists and as chamber musicians in three world-renowned institutes: Alice at the Universität der Künste in Berlin, Paul at the Hochschule der Künste in Zurich and Wouter at the Royal Academy of Music in London. The trio has been active since the 18/19 season and has been programmed to give recitals at the BxlSurScène festival, the Espace Garage concert series in Ottignies, the Young Talent festival in Knokke, the Midi-Minimes festival in Brussels, the Zomer van Sint-Pieter Summer festival in Leuven, OdeGand in Ghent, Klara in de Singel in Antwerp, Klassiek in de Abdij in Jette and many more (cf. agenda). In August 2020, they were invited by Guy Danel for the Festival en Poitou in France were they performed Brahms' piano quartet op. 25 with Josef Kluson, member of the Prazak Quartet.

Alice Van Leuven - violin
Paul Heyman - cello
Wouter Valvekens - piano