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Cairns-Gimuy, QLD
Starts 24 July 2026
EXPLORE PROGRAM
2026 Festival Program

2026 Festival Program

Wednesday July 29
7:30 pm CPAC Theatre

AFCM Evening Concert 3 - Wonderful World with Christian-Pierre La Marca and his All-Star Orchestra

In this humanistic ode to nature, French cellist Christian-Pierre La Marca presents a packed multimedia programme on the theme of saving the planet. Featuring epic cinematography of our beautiful world by Yann Arthus-Bertrand and works by Fauré, Strauss, Glass, Saint-Saëns, Weill, Dvořák, Einaudi, and Tchaikovsky, you will be blown away!


Tickets start from $30 for patrons under 30 years of age and $86 for AFCM Friends.


* Excludes bookings fees.


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Concert Details

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Suite No. 1 in G major for Cello, BWV 1007 - Prelude
Christian-Pierre La Marca

GABRIEL FAURE
Après un Rêve for cello, piano and string orchestra, arr. Gassot/La Marca

FAZIL SAY
Sonata for cello and piano (Four Cities) - Sivas, Hopa
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Alexandra Raikhlina, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Stefanie Farrands, Charlotte Miles, Leon Bosch, Kristian Chong

ANTONÍN DVORAK
Silent Woods (From The Bohemian Forest) for cello, piano and string orchestra
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Alexandra Raikhlina, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Stefanie Farrands, Charlotte Miles, Leon Bosch, Kristian Chong

ARIEL RAMIREZ
Alfonsina y el Mar for cello, piano and strings
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Alexandra Raikhlina, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Stefanie Farrands, Charlotte Miles, Leon Bosch, Kristian Chong

CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS
“The Swan” for cello, piano and strings
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Alexandra Raikhlina, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Stefanie Farrands, Charlotte Miles, Leon Bosch, Kristian Chong

NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Flight of the Bumblebee for cello and piano
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Alexandra Raikhlina, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Stefanie Farrands, Charlotte Miles, Leon Bosch, Kristian Chong

PHILIP GLASS
The Hours - The Poet Acts for cello and string orchestra
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Alexandra Raikhlina, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Stefanie Farrands, Charlotte Miles, Leon Bosch, Kristian Chong

HENRY MANCINI (Johnny Mercer)
Moon River arr. Gassot/La Marca for cello and string orchestra
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Alexandra Raikhlina, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Stefanie Farrands, Charlotte Miles, Leon Bosch, Kristian Chong

LUDOVICO EINAUDI
I giorni arr. Gassot/La Marca for cello and string orchestra
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Alexandra Raikhlina, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Stefanie Farrands, Charlotte Miles, Leon Bosch, Kristian Chong

NILS FRAHM
Wintermusik Ambre arr. Gassot/La Marca for cello and string orchestra
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Alexandra Raikhlina, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Stefanie Farrands, Leon Bosch, Kristian Chong

ERNEST BLOCH
Prayer for cello and strings
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Alexandra Raikhlina, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Stefanie Farrands, Charlotte Miles, Leon Bosch, Kristian Chong

HAROLD ARLEN
“Over The Rainbow” arr. Gassot/La Marca for cello and string orchestra
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Alexandra Raikhlina, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Stefanie Farrands, Charlotte Miles, Leon Bosch, Kristian Chong

ASTOR PIAZZOLLA
Libertango with ensemble
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Alexandra Raikhlina, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Stefanie Farrands, Charlotte Miles, Leon Bosch, Kristian Chong

BOB THIELE (George David Weiss)
What A Wonderful World arr. Gassot/La Marca for cello and string orchestra
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Alexandra Raikhlina, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Stefanie Farrands, Charlotte Miles, Leon Bosch, Kristian Chong