2020 Festival Program

Shows - Thursday, August 6th

10:00 - The Pavilion, The Ville Resort - Casino, Townsville

Concert Conversations 4 with Kathryn Stott

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The first of three concerts today inspired by Beethoven. This wonderfully entertaining morning begins with Kathryn Stott chatting to Radovan Vlatković, Lise Berthaud, Paul Rissmann, Pavel Fischer and Kristian Chong. This is followed by a concert featuring Beethoven and Schubert masterpieces.

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13:00 - The Pavilion, The Ville Resort - Casino, Townsville

AFCM Advanced Winterschool - Public Masterclass 3

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This is a wonderful opportunity to watch an AFCM artist coach some of the country's emerging professionals in an hour long public masterclass. Free to attend.

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17:00 - Townsville Civic Theatre, Townsville

Ray Golding Sunset Series - Immortal Beloved

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Jessica Duchen returns to AFCM after her triumph two years ago with Being Mrs. Bach. This new piece promises to be equally special and we can look forward to music and words illuminating the very essence of this romantic story.

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19:30 - Townsville Civic Theatre, Townsville

Evening Series - Kreutzer

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Featuring one of the greatest of all Sonatas for Violin and Piano, known as the Kreutzer, Beethoven not only gave us this masterpiece, but it proved the inspiration for Janáček and Leo Tolstoy. Tonight our tribute comes to an exciting close with a highly anticipated appearance by Dancenorth and a stunning set of songs composed by Festival favourite, Roderick Williams. Not to be missed!

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22:00 - Heritage Exchange Bar , Townsville City

AFCM Up Late

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It’s Thursday night and we are heading to the Heritage Bar on Flinders Street East where Pavel Fischer and Yumi Kurosawa will present a lighter side of AFCM and show their diverse skills away from the concert platform. Anything could happen, but we guarantee it will be entertaining!

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