Dariya Maminova (b. 1988, Saint Petersburg) is a versatile composer, pianist, singer, performer, and painter based in Cologne, Germany. Her work spans a diverse range of genres, including experimental instrumental and electronic music, improvisation, musical theater, and pop music.

In 2024, Dariya was honored with the German Music Authors Award (GEMA) in the “Newcomers” category for contemporary music. She was also selected by the Deutsche Musikrat Podium-Gegenwart in 2022 to record a portrait album and received the prestigious Bernd-Alois-Zimmermann Prize from the city of Cologne in 2020.

Currently, Dariya holds the position of Composer-in-Residence at the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden for the 2024/2025 season.