Duelling Pianos: Tamara-Anna Cislowska + Andrey Gugnin

  • Classical Music
  • Utzon Room
  • Run time – 75 minutes, no interval

Duelling Pianos: Tamara-Anna Cislowska and Andrey Gugnin

Tamara Anna Cislowska and Andrey Gugnin headline this virtuosic concert of two-piano music featuring: original works, transcriptions of popular songs, a toy piano and Barbie.

Together, Australia’s darling of piano, Tamara-Anna Cislowska, and the 2016 Sydney Piano Competition winner, Andrey Gugnin, reunite to dazzle audiences with their virtuosic talents. 

The concert will showcase original music by living Australian composers, Robert Melbourne, Sally Greenaway and Paul Smith, alongside fun transcriptions of popular songs arranged for two pianos, including Barbie Girl mashed with Rachmaninoff’s second piano concerto, jazz inspired works and the promise of a toy piano. 

Our three composers will be at the concert to give short talks explaining their new works and mixing with the audience for a post-concert celebration.

Tamara-Anna Cislowska Pianist
Andrey Gugnin Pianist
Robert Melbourne Composer
Sally Greenaway Composer
Paul Smith Composer

Presented by Antipodean Piano

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Plan your visit

Address

Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Getting to the venue

The Opera House is a 7-10 minute walk from Circular Quay, and is easily accessible by car, train, ferry, lightrail, bus, bike and on foot.

Location and access

Utzon Room

The Utzon Room is located on the Eastern side of the Opera House, in front of the Joan Sutherland Theatre. Best accessed through the Box Office Foyer or the Covered Concourse. All Sydney Opera House foyers are accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators).

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