Guitarist
M E R A K I
Winner of the II International Chamber Music Competition for Flute & Guitar in Spain (2023), Meraki Duo have spent the past decade performing extensively in the UK. In September 2026, Meraki Duo released their debut album on Delphian Records, 'Notes from the Living Room', with launch concerts at Ronnie Scott's and the Royal Northern College of Music. On air, it has been played generously as ‘Album of the Week’ on both BBC Radio 3 and Radio New Zealand Concert, and Meraki Duo were featured live on Radio 3’s ‘In Tune’ programme. The album quickly accumulated several hundred thousand streams worldwide.
Premièred in 2020 at 1901 Arts Club, London, Meraki Duo’s first substantial commission À Norte, Rio Preto, by Berlin-based Brazilian composer Rafael Marino Arcaro, was recorded at Goldsmiths Studios and released as an E.P. in 2024.
In their recitals, flautist Meera Maharaj extends the expressive range of the duo by featuring the alto flute in works such as Debussy’s ‘Beau Soir’, Takemitsu’s Toward The Sea and Miroslav Tadic’s Four Macedonian Pieces. Their programmes uniquely incorporate a breadth of arrangements by James Girling, of music spanning as widely as Messiaen, William Grant Still, Burt Bacharach and Hermeto Pascoal.
Meera and James both studied at the RNCM, where they connected through a shared passion for chamber music, jazz, Latin American music traditions, and contemporary works. Formed in 2013, they have since performed year-round for recital series at venues such as Wigmore Hall and Kings Place, and festivals including Buxton International Festival and London Guitar Festival. Meraki Duo were selected onto International Guitar Foundation’s Young Artist Platform (2020) and were finalists in the Royal Over-Seas League Competition (2019).
