Jaime Belmonte

Jaime Belmonte Caparrós is a Spanish-Finnish composer, conductor, singer, and artistic researcher based in Helsinki. He works as a doctoral researcher at the Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, where his artistic research explores how collaborating across disciplines and cultures challenges dominant artistic ontologies, reshaping his compositional practice and raising questions of creative agency, power, and collective authorship. His work is marked by an openness to transcultural dialogue and the use of space, technology, and extended techniques to create immersive, architecturally informed sound worlds.

In parallel to his academic research, Jaime works as an independent composer, engaging in commissioned projects across Europe. His recent work Cinq Regards sur 2024, for two pianos, two percussionists, and electronics, was jointly commissioned by IRCAM, Radio France, and the Time of Music Festival and premiered at the Manifeste Festival in Paris. His music has been performed widely by leading contemporary music ensembles and has received international recognition, including the 42nd Irino Prize for chamber music composition.

Jaime teaches transcultural composition at the Sibelius Academy and studied composition there himself, completing both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees under Lauri Kilpiö, with additional mentorship from Kaija Saariaho. He also holds a degree in composition and music theory from the Conservatory of Murcia. His artistic development has been shaped by international programs such as Transcultural Collaboration, Tenso Workshop for Choir and Electronics, and Atlas Lab.

Alongside composition and teaching, Jaime is the artistic director of the Jyväskylä-based choir Ruamjai and maintains an active career as a professional ensemble singer, performing with groups such as the Helsinki Chamber Choir, Vokal Nord, and I dodici.