Kitarski duo Daniyah sta Alice Brandão in Maja Kralj ustanovili leta 2022 med svojim magistrskim študijem na Visoki šoli za glasbo v Ženevi (Haute École de Musique de Genève) v razredu mednarodno uveljavljenega profesorja in kitarista Judicaëla Perroya. Alice in Maja sta hitro stkali močno prijateljstvo in ugotovili, da imata zelo podobno umetniško dojemljivost in senzibilnost. Že po nekaj mesecih delovanja je duo dobil priložnost za sodelovanje v projektu poklona skladateljem, povezanim z mestom Ženeva, ki ga je organizirala koncertna serija “Les Jeudis de la Guitare”. Uspešen nastop je privedel do tega, da je imel duo v naslednji sezoni tega prestižnega koncertnega cikla priložnost zaigrati samostojni koncert.
Duo se redno predstavlja na mednarodnih odrih, udeležuje mednarodnih tekmovanj in posveča novim projektom. Leta 2024 sta Maja in Alice postali predstavnici, tako imenovani, Knobloch Strings Artists in začeli partnerstvo z uveljavljeno blagovno znamko kitarskih strun.
Trenutni repertoar vključuje več lastnih transkripcij ter izvirnih del Alberta Ginastere, Stephana Elmasa, Emila Jaquesa Dalcroza, Aleksandra Scriabina, Floriana Colombetja, Radameja Gnatallija, Astorja Piazzole in Egberta Gismontija.
Koncerti: Les Jeudis de la guitare 2022 & 2023, Concerts du Coeur, Salon du livre, HEM Week-end de la Guitare 2023 & 2024, Fête de la musique 2023, Festival Internacional de Cordas Dedilhadas da Cidade de Braga 2023, NEOJIBA exchange programe (Salvador de Bahia, Brazilija) 2024…
Tekmovanja: Cidade de Lagoa – Mednarodno kitarsko tekmovanje Zé Gregório 2023, 3. nagrada, tekmovanje Tiziano Rossetti 2023, Lugano, 1. nagrada in karierni nagrada, La Folia Nuova International Chambre Music Competition 2024, 1. nagrada.
The guitar duo Daniyah, founded by Alice Brandão and Maja Kralj in 2022 during their master’s studies at the Haute École de Musique de Genève, emerged under the guidance of internationally renowned guitarist and professor Judicaël Perroy. Alice and Maja quickly formed a strong friendship and discovered a shared artistic sensitivity and perception. Just a few months after their formation, the duo was invited to participate in a tribute project dedicated to composers associated with Geneva, organized by the concert series Les Jeudis de la Guitare. Their successful performance led to an invitation to perform a solo concert in the following season of this prestigious series.
The duo regularly performs on international stages, participates in international competitions, and engages in new projects. In 2024, Maja and Alice became official Knobloch Strings Artists, beginning a partnership with the renowned guitar string brand.
Their current repertoire includes numerous original transcriptions as well as works by Alberto Ginastera, Stephan Elmas, Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, Alexander Scriabin, Florian Colombet, Radamés Gnattali, Astor Piazzolla, and Egberto Gismonti.