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AFCM is the largest chamber music festival in the southern hemisphere πŸ“Cairns-Gimuy πŸ“…24 July - 1 August 2026

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STEVE REICH Duet AFCM 2025
YouTube video by Australian Festival of Chamber Music STEVE REICH Duet AFCM 2025

πŸŽ‰Throwback to STEVE REICH - Duet from the 2025 Evening Concert 2 - Duelling Composers Staves Drawn! youtu.be/7lGUE2dVN2Y

#AFCM2025 #stevereich #duet #chambermusic #strings

10.10.2025 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŒ…Flashback to #AFCM2025 and our wonderful Sunset Series Concerts, with #6 being The Final Sunset that featured Clarinet Quintet, a world premiere by #PaulDean written for clarinettist #MichaelCollins along with #Beethoven's Op. 127
πŸ“Έ Peter Hislop

#ChamberMusic #Clarinet

09.10.2025 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Australian String Quartet turns 40, celebrates with a Big Gig ASQ in gift-giving mood on its 40th birthday. Chris Reid dropped in to partake of a family-friendly all-day event.

πŸŽ‰ Congratulations to #AustralianStringQuartet on their incredible 40th anniversary! We were thrilled to have them as the #AFCM2025 Quartet in Residence, sharing their artistry and passion with our audiences. 🎼

06.10.2025 08:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
LEONARD BERNSTEIN I Hate Music AFCM 2025
YouTube video by Australian Festival of Chamber Music LEONARD BERNSTEIN I Hate Music AFCM 2025

🎹How fun was LEONARD BERNSTEIN - I Hate Music On the #AFCM2025 Opening Night! #AnaMariaVera on the @KawaiPianosAU and #CarolynSampson, soprano making music magic!

#Bernstein #IHateMusic #Kawai
youtu.be/wQxDINf5Zhw

04.10.2025 10:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🎼It was wonderful to see the 2025 Pathways participants learning and growing during the Festival! πŸ“· Peter Hislop

🌟ORPHEUS WIND QUINTET to be our 2026 Pathways Ensemble!
Kara Thorpe
Gahyun Lee
Justin Wang
Dylan Roberts
Jude Austen Kaupe

Program Director Lloyd Van't Hoff

02.10.2025 08:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🎼It was wonderful to see the 2025 Pathways participants learning and growing during the Festival!
πŸ“Έ Peter Hislop

🌟WEICHAO ZHU & CATHERINE LI
Weichao Zhu
Catherine Li

🌟INFRONT BRASS
David Imlay
Toby Rands
Sarah Bernard
Josh De Haan
Campbell Egan

02.10.2025 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🎼It was wonderful to see the 2025 Pathways participants learning and growing during the Festival!
πŸ“Έ Peter Hislop

🌟CEDAR-ROSE NEWMAN & RIO XIANG
Cedar Rose Newman
Rio Xiang
🌟VANYA QUARTET
Lucy Macourt
Nick Miceli
Clara Salzmann
Henry Say

02.10.2025 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How To Get To The Daintree Rainforest - Australian Traveller Discover how to get to the Daintree Rainforest with our guide, covering driving, tours and ferry crossings to this World Heritage-listed wonder.

🌿 When you’re in #Cairns for #AFCM2026 we think you’ll adore exploring the #DaintreeRainforest! Just a short drive north of Cairns, it feels like a world away from civilisation, and the journey itself is breathtaking. ✨

πŸ‘‰ www.australiantraveller.com/qld/tropical...

#ChamberMusic #Roadtrip

25.09.2025 03:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
MAX BRUCH Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor AFCM 2025
YouTube video by Australian Festival of Chamber Music MAX BRUCH Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor AFCM 2025

A magical afternoon in the Queen’s Gardens 🎢 Jack Liebeck joined Theodore Kuchar and the Great Barrier Reef Orchestra to perform a movement from Max Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 for an enchanted crowd. youtu.be/T30biPzyyZk 🌟

20.09.2025 09:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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✨ #AFCM2025 Baroque Temptations was a highlight of our Evening Concert Series, a dazzling gathering of Festival artists who brought baroque music to life: fierce, playful, seductive, and wonderfully strange!

19.09.2025 04:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
FRANZ LISZT La lugubre gondola, R  468, for cello and piano - Olga Zado, Julian Smiles AFCM 2025
YouTube video by Australian Festival of Chamber Music FRANZ LISZT La lugubre gondola, R 468, for cello and piano - Olga Zado, Julian Smiles AFCM 2025

🎢Throwback to a beautiful piece with a surprise musician #JulianSmiles alongside pianist #OlgaZado!

#FranzLiszt - La lugubre gondola, R. 468 for #cello and #piano performed at #AFCM2025 Evening Concert 2 - Duelling Composers: Staves Drawn

youtu.be/A_ztE5q8z8I
#chambermusic

13.09.2025 09:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🎷✨ Will you be in Sydney this weekend? Don’t miss #AFCM2025 Fellowship Ensemble, #AndromedaSaxQuartet live in concert at Glebe Town Hall!

πŸ“ Glebe Town Hall, 160 Saint Johns Road, Glebe NSW
πŸ“… Saturday, September 13
πŸ•– 7pm – 8:30pm
🎟 Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/andromeda-...

11.09.2025 23:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“° Stay on beat and subscribe to our monthly eNewsletter! Get the scoop on #2026AFCM concerts, musicians, upcoming events, special offers and more.

www.afcm.com.au/discover/lat...

πŸ“ΈPeter Hislop - Magnetic Island Concert with Jack Liebeck and Joseph Havlat

#eNews #chambermusic

09.09.2025 08:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
JEPIC arr Joseph Havlat 64 Geese- Olga Zado, Joseph Havlat, Ana Maria Vera AFCM 2025
YouTube video by Australian Festival of Chamber Music JEPIC arr Joseph Havlat 64 Geese- Olga Zado, Joseph Havlat, Ana Maria Vera AFCM 2025

Throwback to a highlight of #AFCM2025! #64Geese is an original piece for six hands created by Joseph Havlat; enjoy this encore performance at the AFCM 2025 Closing Concert: Farewell, but not for long...
#OlgaZado Joseph Havlat, #AnaMariaVera
youtu.be/9ji2pvCE56M

#chambermusic #piano #sixhands

06.09.2025 09:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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30 things to do in Cairns & Great Barrier Reef There are thousands of exhilarating ways to experience Queensland's north, so here's 30 of the best things to do in Cairns & Great Barrier Reef.

🐚 Cairns 2026 here we come! 🌴 🌊Start planning your Festival adventure with TEQ’s guide to 30 wonderful things to do in Cairns during next year’s AFCM.✨
πŸ‘‰ Explore the full list here: www.queensland.com/au/en/places...

#AFCM2026 #Cairns #ChamberMusic #ThisIsQueensland #ExploreTNQ

06.09.2025 03:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AFCM names 2026 Fellowship Ensemble The Sydney-based ensemble to join the program for the 2026 Australian Festival of Chamber Music in Cairns.

πŸ“°2026 AFCM Fellowship Ensemble Orpheus Quintet article in Limelight by Maddy Briggs

limelight-arts.com.au/news/afcm-na...

#AFCM2026 #PathwaysProgram #OrpheusQuintet

04.09.2025 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Australian Festival of Chamber Music Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

πŸŽ‰What did you think of AFCM 2025? Let us know in our annual feedback survey!

The short survey takes 7–10 minutes (30 questions) and we greatly appreciate your valuable feedback πŸ–ŠοΈ bit.ly/2025AFCMSurvey

#AFCM2025 #TownsvilleGurambilbarra #ChamberMusic #HaveYourSay #AFCM2026

04.09.2025 00:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŽ‰ We are thrilled to announce #OrpheusQuintet has been selected as the #AFCM2026 Fellowship Ensemble!

The future of Australian #ChamberMusic has never sounded brighter!
πŸ“Έ Adam Taylor
The Ian Potter Foundation, Wilmar Sugar and Renewables, Donald & Joan Wilson Foundation
#PathwaysProgram #Cairns

03.09.2025 03:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A musical portrait of Guinea-Bissau, and pianist Ana-Maria Vera on surviving as a child prodigy - ABC listen As a child prodigy, pianist Ana-Maria VeraΒ made her concerto debut when she was nine, going on to record and perform with some of the world’s great orchestras (Philadelphia, Cleveland, London Philharm...

🎼We loved hearing magical pianist #Ana-MariaVera at #AFCM2025! While Ana-Maria was at the Festival she sat down and did an #interview with #AndrewFord about her life and experiences. The interview is now available on ABC and well worth listening to ❀️

πŸŽ™οΈ www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

01.09.2025 05:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Australia’s Queensland Symphony Orchestra Appoints New Violist World's Leading Classical Music Platform

πŸŽ‰πŸŽ»Congratulations to #Winterschool alumni Julian Duthoit on his new position! Julian attended #AFCM in 2018 as part of the Evo Piano Trio from Griffith Conservatorium.

Wishing him all the best at Queensland Symphony Orchestra!

theviolinchannel.com/australias-q...
#Violin #Pathways #Education

29.08.2025 05:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Kawai Thank you from Jack Liebeck and AFCM
YouTube video by Australian Festival of Chamber Music Kawai Thank you from Jack Liebeck and AFCM

Artistic Director Jack Liebeck took a moment during #AFCM2025 to say a heartfelt #Thankyou to Kawai Pianos Australia 🎹 We are truly grateful for their support in helping us bring world-class #ChamberMusic to life in Townsville-Gurambilbarra πŸ’›

#KawaiPiano #FestivalSupport
youtu.be/91anrgzrIM8

27.08.2025 08:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŽ‰Thank you for joining us at #AFCM2025 in Townsville–Gurambilbarra! Your feedback is valuable and we’d love to hear your thoughts.
Take 7–10 minutes (30 questions) to complete our short survey! πŸ–ŠοΈ bit.ly/2025AFCMSurvey
#TownsvilleGurambilbarra #ChamberMusic #HaveYourSay #AFCM2026

19.08.2025 03:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Queensland arts organisations share $39 million in funding boost Fifty-three small-to-medium arts companies granted multi-year support in a "record investment" from Arts Queensland.

We are thankful to be recipients of this funding limelight-arts.com.au/news/queensl...

18.08.2025 09:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŽ‰ We’re thrilled to share that AFCM has been awarded funding through the Organisations Fund 2026–2029!

πŸ™ A huge thank you to Arts Queensland and Minister for Education and the Arts John-Paul Langbroek MP

πŸ“Έ Through The Looking Glass Studio
#ArtsQueensland #ChamberMusic #ThisIsQueensland #AFCM2026

14.08.2025 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Australian Festival of Chamber Music wraps for 2025 Now in its 34th year, this 9-day Festival of Chamber Music situated in tropical Townsville on the cusp of the Barrier Reef is a stunning example of cultural tourism. Last year, the Festival drew 22,1...

Article about the 2025 AFCM by Gillian Wills ❀️ artsreview.com.au/australian-f...

06.08.2025 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Thank you for the Music - by Abba arranged by Joseph Havlat 2025
YouTube video by Australian Festival of Chamber Music Thank you for the Music - by Abba arranged by Joseph Havlat 2025

🎢 Farewell to Townsville-Gurambilbarra from Jack Liebeck and Festival Artists. Our final concert featured a fitting tribute β€œThank You for the Music” by ABBA, beautifully arranged by Joseph Havlat a musical farewell to a community that has meant the world to us. youtu.be/guU1IF31oN0

03.08.2025 09:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
TSV Farewell
YouTube video by Australian Festival of Chamber Music TSV Farewell

🎢 After 34 incredible years, we say #ThankYou to this beautiful city that has been home to #AFCM. From the laughter and applause to unforgettable performances and friendships, we thank you for the music, the memories, and the magic.

youtu.be/-9ThRUV6j14

#Townsville #Farewell

03.08.2025 08:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🎻 Today is the final day of #AFCM2025 concerts!

Don’t miss your chance to experience the magic one last time at our Closing Concert: Farewell, but not for long...

πŸ“… Tonight – 7:30pm
πŸ“ Townsville Civic Theatre
🎟 Tickets still available at bit.ly/45bjHeJ

Article from Townsville Bulletin

01.08.2025 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Volunteer Thank You #AFCM2025 #chambermusic
YouTube video by Australian Festival of Chamber Music Volunteer Thank You #AFCM2025 #chambermusic

Thank you!!! youtu.be/eKlJRCvF278

31.07.2025 20:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… Australian Festival of Chamber Music 2025 - the Opening Night Concert Read the Limelight review.

limelight-arts.com.au/reviews/open...

28.07.2025 06:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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