Danae Eleni
Monika Kruk
Danae Eleni
soprano
Born in Bahrain, Anglo-Greek lyric soprano Danae Eleni trained at the Royal College of Music and the University of Oxford. She is currently researching Greek 19th Century Song for an upcoming recording and recital tour. 2020 cancellations included Marzelline Fidelio and a recital series in the UK. Having recently moved to Warsaw, Danae and Patrycja made their duo recital debut at Fryderyk Concert Hall, and Danae won two prizes at “Konkurs imeni Iwony Borowickiej” - Krakow; and was a finalist in the AESS Competition, London. In 2021, Danae will sing Valencienne La Veuve Joyeuse (Opera de Baugé). Recent roles include Susanna Le Nozze di Figaro; Pamina Die Zauberflöte; Maria West Side Story Suites; and the title role in Tchouhadjian’s Gariné. Passionate about education and contemporary music, Danae was soprano-in-residence for the 2nd International Composer/Performer Festival (Athens), and was a Guest Lecturer in Voice at Yale-NUS (Singapore). She has led workshops for Garsington Opera Education, Baseless Fabric, Metta Theatre; in the UK, Bosnia and the Middle East. She has performance-lectured on Maths and Music for “Maths Teams” and the Malala Fund.
Monika Kruk
pianist
The pianist Monika Kruk completed her piano studies and further the subject of pedagogical training at the "Karol Lipiński" Music Academy in Wroclaw. In 2012 she obtained the piano diploma in the class of Dr. Michał Szczepański and in the chamber music class of Dr. have. Magdalena Blum-Rak. She is a graduate of the cross-faculty postgraduate study for song accompaniment in Warsaw. Winner of many awards at international chamber and singing competitions (diplomas for excellent accompaniment) including in Italy, Prague and Ukraine. In 2010 she received the “Chopin 2010” prize as the best chamber pianist at the 2nd Summer Singing Academy in Sopot. She is also the winner of many piano competitions. Since 2010 Monika Kruk has been working as a pianist - tutor in the singing department at the State Music School in Wroclaw and from February 2012 in the flute and violin class at the Faculty of Instruments and in the singing class of Prof. Bogdan Makala. The pianist works with singers during the winter singing courses in Duszniki-Zdrój, the Festival Wratislavia Cantans and the interpretation courses at the Summer Music Academy in Wrocław. In August 2013 she started working with the National Music Forum (formerly the Wroclaw Philharmonic) as part of the Polish National Youth Choir project.
