Héloïse Houzé

Born in 2001, French violist Héloïse graduated from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris in the class of Jean Sulem, receiving the jury’s highest distinction. She is currently an Artist in Residence at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, where she studies with Miguel da Silva, and a member of the Elite Programme of the École Normale de Musique de Paris with Gérard Caussé.

She won Second Prize and the Audience Prize at the 2023 Oskar Nedbal International Viola Competition in Prague and received the Grand Prix Ravel in 2024. She has also been distinguished at the Prague Spring, A. Rubinstein and Brahms competitions.

As a soloist, she is invited to perform with European orchestras including the Orchestre de Paris and the Belgian National Orchestra. A passionate chamber musician, she collaborates with artists such as Cédric Tiberghien, Stéphane Degout, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Sir George Benjamin.

Her debut solo album with Mirare will be released in autumn 2026.