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AFCM 2025 Program by Day

AFCM 2025 Program by Day

Saturday July 26 2025

AFCM Concert Conversations offer an engaging start to the day, beginning with Artistic Director Jack Liebeck in conversation with visiting Festival musicians, exploring various personal and professional aspects of their lives. This is followed by a 45-minute performance, with tea and coffee served beforehand.

Start Time: 10:00 am Finish Time: 12:00pm Doors Open: 9:45am Interval: 11:00am, 15 Min Tea & Coffee: from 9:30am

Tickets from $93 (AFCM Friends Exclusive Price) General Admission: $101 Concession: $97 Under 30: $30

  • AFCM Concert Conversations are included in Gold and Gold Plus Subscriptions. Shuttle transportation along primary routes is provided.
  • AFCM Concert Conversations are eligible for selection as part of a Silver or Silver Plus Subscription.

Concert Details

INTERVIEW
Interview Guests
James Crabb, Carolyn Sampson OBE

EDWARD ELGAR
Cello Concerto Op. 85 arr. for Cello and String Quintet by Carl Hinde
Timo-Veikko Valve, Phoebe Russell, Caroline Henbest, Jack Liebeck, Catherina Lee, Kyril Zlotnikov

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Oboe Quartet in F major, K. 370
Adam Barnett-Hart, Sophie Nickel, Alexandra Allan, Michael Dahlenburg

RICHARD STRAUSS
Four Last Songs, arr. James Crabb
Jack Liebeck, James Crabb, Carolyn Sampson OBE, Christopher Cartlidge, Steffan Morris

2:00 pm Townsville Civic Theatre - C2

Literary Talk with Gillian Wills

Concert Details

2:00 pm AFCM Festival Garden

AFCM Children's Concert

FREE EVENT

Join us for the free AFCM Children’s Concert in the AFCM Festival Garden—a fun-filled, family-friendly experience featuring world-class Festival Artists. With music that delights and entertains, it’s the perfect way to introduce kids and families to the joy of live performance.

Start Time: 2:00pm Finish Time: 3:00pm         

Concert Details

AFCM Illuminates combines insightful lectures and live performance, offering a unique fusion of knowledge and sound.

Today, award-winning broadcaster and composer Andrew Ford takes you on a lively journey through thousands of years of music. In The Shortest History of Music, Part 1, he asks how music began and evolved, and shows how it has always occupied the most private and public parts of our lives. From lullabies to court music, from the home to the world stage, from the folk song to the symphony: music reflects every aspect of our lives.

Start Time: 3:00pm I Finish Time: 4:00pm

Tickets from $39 (Friends Exclusive Price) General Admission: $42 Concession: $41 Under 30: $30

  • AFCM Illuminates events are included in Gold Plus Subscriptions. Shuttle transportation is not provided.
  • AFCM Illuminates events are eligible for selection as part of a Silver or Silver Plus Subscription.

Concert Details

Lecture
Andrew Ford

Featured Artists

Named in honour of the Festival’s founder, the AFCM Ray Golding Sunset Series offers an excellent introduction for newcomers and a chance for familiar audiences to enjoy beloved favourites and discover new musical gems.

Experience the brilliance of horn virtuoso Stefan Dohr.

Start Time: 5:00 pm Finish Time: 6:00pm

Tickets from $66 (AFCM Friend Exclusive Price) General Admission: $71 Concession: $69 Under 30: $30

  • The AFCM Ray Golding Sunset Series concerts are included in Gold and Gold Plus Subscriptions. Shuttle transportation along primary routes is provided.
  • The AFCM Ray Golding Sunset Series concerts are eligible for selection as part of a Silver or Silver Plus Subscription.

Concert Details

YORK BOWEN
Quintet for Horn and Strings, Op 85
Stefan Dohr, Michael Dahlenburg, Francesca Hiew, Christopher Cartlidge, Dale Barltrop

ISIDORA ŽEBELJAN
Dance of the Wooden Sticks
Stefan Dohr, Catherina Lee, Sophie Nickel, Phoebe Russell, Emily Beauchamp, Steffan Morris

ERNÖ [ERNST VON] DOHNÁNYI
Sextet in C major for Clarinet, Horn, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano, Op. 37
Stefan Dohr, Michael Collins, Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, Ana-Maria Vera, Timo-Veikko Valve, Adam Barnett-Hart

Join us for the Festival's Annual Governor's Gala concert, featuring a stellar line-up of world-class musicians led by Artistic Director Jack Liebeck. Prepare to be transported by a program of celestial beauty and sublime melodies.

Start Time: 7:30 pm Finish Time: 9:50 pm Doors Open: 7:10pm Interval: 20 Min   

Tickets from $100 (AFCM Friends Exclusive Price) General Admission: $108 Concession: $104 Under 30: $30

  • The AFCM Governor's Gala is included in Gold and Gold Plus Subscriptions. Shuttle transportation along primary routes is provided.
  • The AFCM Governor's Gala is eligible for selection as part of a Silver or Silver Plus Subscription.

Concert Details

FANNY MENDELSSOHN (Fanny Hensel)
String Quartet in E flat major H277
Francesca Hiew, Michael Dahlenburg, Christopher Cartlidge, Dale Barltrop

JOHANNES BRAHMS
Intermezzos for Piano, Op. 117
Olga Zado

MEL BONIS
Ave Maria
Olga Zado, Carolyn Sampson OBE

GEORGE CRUMB
Three Early Songs for Voice and Piano: Night
Olga Zado, Carolyn Sampson OBE

FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op. 34, No. 2
Olga Zado, Carolyn Sampson OBE

REYNALDO HAHN
12 Rondels: Les étoiles
Carolyn Sampson OBE, Olga Zado

INTERMISSION
INTERMISSION

PETERIS VASKS
Vientulais engelis (Lonely Angel)
Phoebe Russell, Emily Beauchamp, Catherina Lee, Caroline Henbest, Timo-Veikko Valve, Dale Barltrop, Kyril Zlotnikov, Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, Christopher Cartlidge, Francesca Hiew, Jack Liebeck, Kirsty McCahon

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, K. 622
Kirsty McCahon, Phoebe Russell, Caroline Henbest, Michael Dahlenburg, Francesca Hiew, Sophie Nickel, Michael Collins, Adam Barnett-Hart, Emily Beauchamp, Dale Barltrop, Steffan Morris