AFCM 2027 Priority List
Australian Festival of Chamber Music · Cairns 2027
The world's greatest musicians, together on the edge of the reef
AFCM 2027 is already taking shape, with VOCES8 as our ensemble-in-residence and a festival of once-in-a-lifetime performances still to be announced. Be among the first to hear about all of it.
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In their words
"the emotional content poured off the stage, and the audience clearly appreciated it"Limelight
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Artist announcement
Meet the Kingussie Trio
Fresh off winning Musica Viva Australia's 2026 Strike a Chord national chamber music competition, Victoria's Kingussie Trio is coming to Cairns as part of the AFCM 2027 Pathways Program. Don't miss your chance to hear these outstanding young Australian musicians live when the Australian Festival of Chamber Music returns to Cairns, 23–31 July 2027.
Read their storyGet a taste of what's to come
Relive the magic of AFCM 2026 — world-class artists, unforgettable performances, and audiences who travelled from across Australia and around the world to be in the room.
Don't just take our word for it
Hear what audiences and critics alike are saying about the AFCM experience.
"the emotional content poured off the stage, and the audience clearly appreciated it"Limelight
"'Twilight's Embrace' reached an even loftier plane and the audience was spellbound"The Strad
"Every event left me in total awe. Brilliant from start to finish."Customer survey 2026
"My first festival — and I've already booked for next year!"Customer survey 2026
"Blown away by the quality of the artists"Customer survey 2026
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Come for the music. Stay for everything else.
AFCM happens in winter, when Australia's north is at its most beautiful. Warm days, clear water, and the world's finest chamber music every evening. The Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree rainforest are on your doorstep, welcoming hotels are close to venues and the restaurants are serving amazing locally sourced produce — so a weekend of concerts becomes a trip worth taking on its own.
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Thirty-five years of the extraordinary, in one of the world's most beautiful places.
For more than three decades, the Australian Festival of Chamber Music has brought the world's finest musicians to the Tropics each winter. Artists are mixed and matched into combinations that will never repeat, in performances you can't hear anywhere else. It's a festival of national and international significance, made in Australia's Tropics, and shaped by the place it calls home.
Why audiences come back
The reasons AFCM regulars keep coming back, year after year.
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