Klara Tomljanovič (SLO/DE), Guitar duo Daniyah (PT/SLO)
Duo Daniyah
Daniyah Guitar Duo was founded in 2022 by Alice Brandão and Maja Kralj during their master’s studies at the Haute École de Musique de Genève, Switzerland, under the mentorship of renowned guitarist Judicaël Perroy. What started as a shared academic experience soon developed into a strong artistic partnership, rooted in their shared passion for chamber music and musical exploration.
Since its formation, Daniyah Guitar Duo has captivated audiences with a diverse repertoire that bridges classical tradition and modern influences. The duo performed at leading venues and festivals across Europe and beyond, earning growing recognition for their musical precision, artistry, and versatility.
Beyond the stage, Alice and Maja are enthusiastic educators who have conducted masterclasses and workshops across Europe and Brazil. They also collaborate closely with contemporary composers, premiering new works and arrangements for guitar duo.
Their dedication to artistic growth and collaboration has been recognized through several awards at international competitions. In 2024, they became Knobloch Strings Artists, initiating a partnership with the brand.
With an expanding repertoire and a commitment to musical storytelling, Daniyah Guitar Duo continues to engage audiences and explore new possibilities in classical guitar performance.
Klara Tomljanovič is Slovenian guitarist based in Karlsruhe, Germany and Basel, Switzerland. She studied in Freiburg with professor Sonja Prunnbauer and in Basel (Switzerland) with professor Oscar Ghiglia. Already as a student she started to work with composers and dedicated her work to contemporary music. She was a member of Aleph Guitar-quartet, where her international career had started. Later, in 2011 she became a soloist and chamber musician of Ensemble “Experimental des SWR Experimental studio”, where she constantly works with composers and performs, many of their world premieres.
In 2021 Klara won together with Festival Imago Sloveniae an award of the Ernst von Siemens Music-Foundation. With its support four new pieces were written for her: Marton Illes, Steingrimur Rohloff, Tomaž Bajzelj and Alberto Carretero.
In her 20 years of intensive work with many well-known composers like: Vinko Globokar, Nikolaus Brass, Nicolas A. Huber, Beat Furrer, Georg Friedrich Haas, Helmut Oehring, Martin Smolka, Marko Nikodijević, Vito Žuraj many pieces have been dedicated to her. Her musician partners were: Ensemble Mosaic, Academy of the Ensemble Modern, Slowind, Aleph Gitarrenquartett, Radio Symphony Orchestra of the Southwest Baden Baden and Stuttgart SWR, Orchestra of the Slovenian Philharmonic, Teodoro Anzellotti, Ernesto Molinari, Roberto Fabbriciani, Isao Nakamura, Petra Hoffmann, Rei Nakamura, Sylvia Nopper, Uroš Rojko and many others. She gave herself in the interpretations of new music totally in an emotional as well as intellectual way. Her immense tremendous and sensuous presence on the stage is guaranteed.
Klara has performed on the following stages: Musik Eclat (Stuttgart), Maerzmusik (Berlin), Konzerthaus Berlin, Musik Protokoll (Graz), Musica viva (Munich), Internatonale Weingartener Tage für Neue Musik, Hamburger Klangwerktage, Warsaw Autumn (Poland), Archipel (Geneva), Rote Fabrik (Zürich), Pan Festival (Seoul – South Korea), Villa Massimo (Rome), Festival Slowind (Ljubljana – Slovenia), Teatre Metropol (Tarragona – Spain), ISCM World Music Days, Münchener Residenz, Gaststeig München, ZKM Karlsruhe, Espacio Turina Sevilla, BKA-Theater Berlin.
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