Trio ClariNord

Established in 2012, Trio ClariNord is a clarinet trio consisting of clarinetist Emilio Borghesan, cellist Paula Cuesta Redondo and pianist Jie Zhang. The trio is the first ever Norwegian chamber music group to have a wind player accepted to the prestigious European Chamber Music Academy. Renowned teachers with whom Trio ClariNord has studied at ECMA sessions include Hatto Beyerle, Johannes Meissl, Avedis Kouyoumdjian and Ferenc Rados.
Trio ClariNord collaborates with contemporary composers to expand the repertoire for clarinet trio. The trio’s first two commissioned works are by Jon Øivind Ness and Gisle Kverndokk, both leading Norwegian composers. The trio performs frequently in Norway and abroad. Recent venues have included concert halls in Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic and Wigmore Hall in London.
The three members of Trio ClariNord are all current students or alumni of the Norwegian Academy of Music.
Clarinetist Emilio Borghesan came to Norway in 2011 and has been a fellow with the Oslo Philharmonic. In May 2013 he was a semifinalist in the prestigious Carl Nielsen International Music Competition & Festival in Odense, Denmark, and in 2014 he won Second Prize in the Seventh Annual Anton Eberst Competition for winds in Serbia.
Pianist Jie Zhang has performed with the major symphony orchestras in Norway. In 2010 she became the first foreigner to win the Princess Astrid International Music Prize. Jie has studied with Leif Ove Andsnes and Håvard Gimse.
Cellist Paula Cuesta Redondo has participated in the Verbier Music Festival, and she won first prize in the Alexander and Buono International String Competition, with a subsequent performance at Carnegie Hall in New York City. She has studied with Truls Mørk in Oslo and Thomas Demenga in Basel.