Moments of Musical Magic - from Tamara’s weekly Duet show for ABC Classic, recorded live from the studio

Each week on ABC Classic’s Duet program, award-winning Australian concert pianist Tamara-Anna Cislowska welcomes a star into the studio to share an hour of music and conversation at the keyboard. It’s a chance to discover what makes great performers tick: how and why they do what they do, what inspires the music, and where the artistry is born.

The highlight of each program is a duet performance, live on air: music made in the moment, capturing the intimacy of new connections between stellar artists. This album brings together some of the most passionate, profound, joyous and sometimes quirky musical moments from the show, featuring 22 guest artists including Katie Noonan, James Crabb, Diana Doherty and Joseph Tawadros, in a rich kaleidoscope of musical colours from cello to saxophone, glockenspiel to classical accordion and oboe to oud, as well as five outstanding Australian singers.

‘As our Duet episodes tick well over the hundred,’ says Tamara, ‘I’m surprised every time by the characters, the emotions, the honesty and the brilliance of my guests. With this album, I want to share some of what we captured together.’

Released in November 2021.

Tamara-Anna Cislowska presents Duet on ABC Classic each Thursday from 3pm to 4pm.