Composed of mezzosoprano Ewelina Koniec and guitarist Bianka Szalaty, the Meninas Duo was founded in 2015 at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen. The duo has performed at the festivals in Brno, Moscow, Parma, Dublin, Copenhagen, Aarhus, Poznań, Gorajec.
Duo was awarded with the 1st prize at the XII International Joaquin Rodrigo Olsztyn Guitar Competition, 3rd prize at Concorso Internazionale di Musica da Camara “Massimiliano Antonelli” in Latina, 1st prize at the International Competition “Hommage a Niccolò Paganini” and also has been awarded with the special prize of composer Leo Brouwer.
Present repertoire comprises classical arrangements of traditional Spanish and Polish folk songs, English renaissance music, American and Cuban contemporary works as well as jazzy standards of Jobim, Sinatra, Armstrong, Stewart. A notable part of the duo repertoire is transcribed by Bianka, which makes their interpretations authentic and personalized.