About the BCE

Clio started her musical education studying piano and flute under Carmen-Elena Rotaru and Denis-Pierre Gustin.

She obtained her Piano Licentiate Diploma from Trinity College London with distinction and won multiple awards for both instruments.

Clio discovered conducting during a workshop organised by the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam and followed multiple conducting masterclasses, amongst others at Julliard School Extension.

Aside from working with the BCE, Clio is currently the Principal Conductor of the Association Philharmonique d’Uccle, Assistant Director to the Brussels Choral Society (Belgium’s largest amateur choir), and also conducts BachWerk chamber choir and ensemble on a rolling basis.

Laura is a violinist and serial tech entrepreneur with over 20 years of leadership experience across 25+ countries. A prize-winning musician who has performed at Carnegie Hall and the Berlin Philharmonie, she combines artistic excellence with strong business acumen. Laura holds degrees from Yale (Music), MIT (MBA), and a BA in Economics.

She was CEO of Care.com’s international business and has founded startups and nonprofits focused on ethical labor and cross-border job creation. Named a “Top 40 under 40” in Germany and Boston, she now lives in Brussels, where she serves as Executive Director and Concertmaster of the Brussels Chamber Ensemble.

Hiroshi is an amateur violinist and owner-manager of Objectified srl, a Brussels-based B2B agency specializing in promotional products for international clients since 2017. Born in Paris to Japanese-Cambodian parents, he has lived in Belgium since 1986. He began violin lessons at the age of six and later pursued studies in business engineering.

Deeply committed to both music and entrepreneurship, Hiroshi plays in the second violin section of the Brussels Chamber Ensemble and also serves on its board of directors. He lives in Brussels with his wife, Gaëlle Delmée, and their three children.

Despoina is a classically trained cellist and lawyer who has worked at the Legal Service of the Council of the EU and, most recently, at the European Commission.

Raised in Thessaloniki, Greece, she began cello and piano at age six and later trained under cellist D. Gudimov. As a young performer, she won multiple national competitions and was selected to play with leading professional orchestras in Greece. She holds diplomas in cello performance and music theory, and has participated in international masterclasses with top cellists from Europe and the U.S.. Her advanced studies took her to the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, where she studied cello performance.

She continues to combine her legal and musical backgrounds as both performer and ensemble leader, bringing a deep commitment to collaboration and cross-cultural dialogue to every project.

Martin started playing trumpet at the age of 11 and completed his musical training with the gold performance badge of the Austrian Wind Music Association on the trumpet (2007) and the bugle (2009).

He did his military service with the Salzburg Military Band and played with several orchestras on his career path, including the Academic Symphonic Orchestra in Vienna, the Young Symphonic Orchestra in Frankfurt and the various ensembles in London.

Martin has been a member of the Brussels Chamber Ensemble from day one and eager to contribute to this orchestra that unites so many different communities that are living together here in Brussels.