Sfera Duo
Colombian duo founded in 2019 by violinist Daniela Trujillo and guitarist Alejandro Valencia. Sfera Duo's great passion and eagerness for chamber music drives them to a constant interpretive search that integrates both, traditional and contemporary repertoire.
In addition to persistently researching works specifically written for violin and guitar, composing new pieces and arranging music originally conceived for other formats, they also encourage new composers to write for the duo to enrich their repertoire and contribute new ideas and musical proposals.
Their successful participation in major festivals and concerts, including the Seville Guitar Festival (Spain), a concert at CasaSur Art
Lab & Gallery in Madrid (Spain), and the Contemporary Music Forum of the Danube Bend in Budapest and Dunabogdány (Hungary), has
opened doors for a new season that integrates both artistic and pedagogical activities.
The 2025 agenda will include performances in Colombia’s most important cities and their second European tour, featuring Spain, Portugal, and Austria.
Sfera Duo's first album is now available on all digital platforms, featuring works written by four contemporary composers: Jeffrey McFadden (Canada), Marek Pasieczny (Poland), Bence Kutrik (Hungary) and Kreshnik Aliçkaj (Albania).
Daniela Trujillo
Born in Medellín – Colombia, Daniela began her violin studies at the Red de Escuelas y Bandas (Medellín), continuing her studies at the Centro de Educación Continua at EAFIT University, same institution where she obtained a degree (Performance – Violin) with Carlos Rocha and Williams Naranjo.
She has attended numerous violin and chamber music workshops and master classes with renowned maestros, including José Francisco del Castillo (Venezuela), Joseph Colomé (Spain), Roberto González - Monjas (Spain), Carolina Kurkowski (Colombia - Germany), Nathaniel Wolkstein (USA), Williams Naranjo (Venezuela), Guarneri Trío (Czech Republic), Sergio Posada (Colombia), Blanca Uribe (Colombia), among others.
First prize winner of the Chamber Music Undergraduate Competition of EAFIT Music Department, with Trío Ancora. bajo la dirección del maestro Andrés Orozco y “Encuentro de Música Contemporánea de Medellín”
Whether as solo performer or chamber musician, Daniela has performed in Colombia, Spain and Greece, and has appeared as soloist with EAFIT Symphony Orchestra and Camerata Jaibaná.
Daniela is currently first violinist in the EAFIT Symphony Orchestra and member of Sfera Duo (violin and guitar) and Nova String Quartet.
She worked as a violin instructor at the Musical Institution Diego Echevarria; currently offers private violin lessons.
Alejandro Valencia
Alejandro was born in Medellín-Colombia.
He studied classical guitar at the University of Antioquia with Roberto León Fernández (Colombia) and earned a Master of Music in Performance at the University of Toronto, Canada, with Jeffrey McFadden (Canada).
He was a scholarship holder of the Mazda Foundation for art and science and awarded the “Eli Kassner Graduate Fellowship” during his studies in Canada (2005-2007).
Mr. Valencia has attended master classes with Alvaro Pierri (Uruguay), Eduardo Fernández (Uruguay), Leo Brouwer (Cuba), Mateo Mela (Italy), Lorenzo Micheli (Italy), Eliot Frank (USA), Brigtte Ezackek (Germany), Luis Zea (Venezuela), among others.
Whether as a solo performer or chamber musician, Alejandro has performed in Canada, USA, England, Spain, Greece and Colombia and has appeared as soloist with the EAFIT Symphony Orchestra and Medellín Philharmonic Orchestra.
His great interest in chamber music has led him to explore different types of ensembles and collaborate with significant artists.
Alejandro is currently associate professor and head of the classical guitar and chamber music areas of the Music Department at EAFIT University.
He has also been a professor at the University of Antioquia (Colombia), the Technological School of Arts Débora Arango (Colombia), the Ware Academy of Music (Canada), and the New Conservatory of Music (Canada).
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Sfera Duo
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Tel: (+57) 321 812 84 17