Meera Maharaj enjoys a diverse performing career throughout the UK and beyond. In 2017, she graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music with first class honours, having studied with Wissam Boustany, Juliette Bausor and Laura Jellicoe. Previously, she spent six years at the Junior RNCM.
She will soon complete her Masters with Michael Cox and Sam Coles at the Royal Academy of Music. She received a generous entrance scholarship supported by Sir Elton John, and Countess of Munster Musical Trust and is a Help Musicians UK Fleming Award holder.
Her competition successes includefirst prize in the RAM Flute Competition and 3rd prize in the British Flute Society “Young Artist” Competition. In 2016 she won the Dutch International Flute Competitionand she gained 2ndprize in the RNCM Woodwind Prize. Meera is a keen chamber musician and she is currently a Tunnell Trust Young Artist alongside her duo partner – Dominic Degavino. She strongly feels that outreach work is equally integral to her musical life and her flute/guitar ensemble Meraki Duo (with James Girling) is on the Live Music Now scheme. They recently reached the final of the Royal Overseas League competition.
In 2018 Meera won a place in the Pro Youth Philharmonia and has enjoyed playing with RNCM and RAM ensembles. She has previously taken part in the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra’s Professional Experience Scheme. In addition, she enjoys improvisation, frequently incorporating this discipline into recitals as well as collaborating with other art forms. Jazz and music from across the world is also of great interest to her.
Meera has given solo/duo performances at the Concertgebouw, Bridgewater Hall, Wigmore Hall and St James’ Piccadilly with frequent recitals across the UK. Orchestral performances have taken her to Cadogan Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Symphony Hall Birmingham, the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool and Snape Maltings. She has organised a number of annual concerts in aid of her local Foodbank.
Meera loves solo performance, chamber music and orchestral playing, hoping to incorporate these disciplines into her professional life.
She will soon complete her Masters with Michael Cox and Sam Coles at the Royal Academy of Music. She received a generous entrance scholarship supported by Sir Elton John, and Countess of Munster Musical Trust and is a Help Musicians UK Fleming Award holder.
Her competition successes includefirst prize in the RAM Flute Competition and 3rd prize in the British Flute Society “Young Artist” Competition. In 2016 she won the Dutch International Flute Competitionand she gained 2ndprize in the RNCM Woodwind Prize. Meera is a keen chamber musician and she is currently a Tunnell Trust Young Artist alongside her duo partner – Dominic Degavino. She strongly feels that outreach work is equally integral to her musical life and her flute/guitar ensemble Meraki Duo (with James Girling) is on the Live Music Now scheme. They recently reached the final of the Royal Overseas League competition.
In 2018 Meera won a place in the Pro Youth Philharmonia and has enjoyed playing with RNCM and RAM ensembles. She has previously taken part in the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra’s Professional Experience Scheme. In addition, she enjoys improvisation, frequently incorporating this discipline into recitals as well as collaborating with other art forms. Jazz and music from across the world is also of great interest to her.
Meera has given solo/duo performances at the Concertgebouw, Bridgewater Hall, Wigmore Hall and St James’ Piccadilly with frequent recitals across the UK. Orchestral performances have taken her to Cadogan Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Symphony Hall Birmingham, the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool and Snape Maltings. She has organised a number of annual concerts in aid of her local Foodbank.
Meera loves solo performance, chamber music and orchestral playing, hoping to incorporate these disciplines into her professional life.