Tamara Anna Cislowska
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Tamara Anna Cislowska is an Australia
n concert pianist and chamber musician. She has performed across most of the world, including the United States
, United Kingdom
, Italy
, Japan
, Germany
, Colombia
, Greece
, The Netherlands and Poland
, and has associated with the Philharmonia
, the London Philharmonic and Romanian Philharmonic orchestras as well as all six major Australian symphonies.
Taught by her mother, Cislowska's career emerged as a child prodigy. She gave her first public performance at age two and began recording material, for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Radio, at three years of age. She received the 1991 ABC "Young Performers' Award", Australia's most prestigious classical music award, at the age of 14, becoming the youngest pianist ever to do so.
She has received a number of awards and honors for her work and has been a major prizewinner at several international piano competitions, including the Rovere d'Oro, Maria Callas and National World Power. Her work has received three nominations for ARIA
awards for "Best Classical Release".
Cislowska's recordings include five solo albums on the Artworks label. She has contributed to albums with the Sydney Symphony, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
and the London Philharmonic.
As a recitalist she has performed at the Purcell Room
in London, the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House
, the Kleine Zaal of the Concertgebouw
in Amsterdam and in New York at the Frick Collection
and Carnegie Hall
.
(1875-1920), grandmother of Mel Gibson
, was a relative of Cislowska's family.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n concert pianist and chamber musician. She has performed across most of the world, including the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, The Netherlands and Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, and has associated with the Philharmonia
Philharmonia
The Philharmonia Orchestra is one of the leading orchestras in Great Britain, based in London. Since 1995, it has been based in the Royal Festival Hall. In Britain it is also the resident orchestra at De Montfort Hall, Leicester and the Corn Exchange, Bedford, as well as The Anvil, Basingstoke...
, the London Philharmonic and Romanian Philharmonic orchestras as well as all six major Australian symphonies.
Taught by her mother, Cislowska's career emerged as a child prodigy. She gave her first public performance at age two and began recording material, for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
Radio, at three years of age. She received the 1991 ABC "Young Performers' Award", Australia's most prestigious classical music award, at the age of 14, becoming the youngest pianist ever to do so.
She has received a number of awards and honors for her work and has been a major prizewinner at several international piano competitions, including the Rovere d'Oro, Maria Callas and National World Power. Her work has received three nominations for ARIA
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...
awards for "Best Classical Release".
Cislowska's recordings include five solo albums on the Artworks label. She has contributed to albums with the Sydney Symphony, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is the national orchestra of New Zealand. It is a crown entity owned by the Government of New Zealand, with 90 full-time players....
and the London Philharmonic.
As a recitalist she has performed at the Purcell Room
Purcell Room
The Purcell Room is a concert and performance venue which forms part of the Southbank Centre, one of central London's leading cultural complexes. It is named after the 17th century English composer Henry Purcell and has 370 seats....
in London, the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in the Australian city of Sydney. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, finally opening in 1973 after a long gestation starting with his competition-winning design in 1957...
, the Kleine Zaal of the Concertgebouw
Concertgebouw
The Concertgebouw is a concert hall in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Dutch term "concertgebouw" literally translates into English as "concert building"...
in Amsterdam and in New York at the Frick Collection
Frick Collection
The Frick Collection is an art museum located in Manhattan, New York City, United States.- History :It is housed in the former Henry Clay Frick House, which was designed by Thomas Hastings and constructed in 1913-1914. John Russell Pope altered and enlarged the building in the early 1930s to adapt...
and Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States, located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street, two blocks south of Central Park....
.
Family
Her mother, Neta Maughan, is an accomplished piano teacher. The Australian opera singer Eva MylottEva Mylott
Eva Mylott was an Australian contralto opera singer.Eva Mylott was born in Tuross Head, New South Wales, Australia. Her parents, Patrick Mylott, an importer of wine and spirits and his wife, Mary Heffernan , were immigrants from Ireland to Australia...
(1875-1920), grandmother of Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson
Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson, AO is an American actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Born in Peekskill, New York, Gibson moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia when he was 12 years old and later studied acting at the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art.After appearing in...
, was a relative of Cislowska's family.