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Jul 29th 2021
10:00 am - The Pavilion, The Ville Resort-Casino
Concert Conversations 4
About this event:
The first of three concerts today all paying homage to
Ludwig Van Beethoven. In the first performance of the
Horn Sonata, Beethoven himself was at the keyboard. At
his funeral, Schubert was a torchbearer. Hear their
masterpieces in our first tribute of the day.
Russell Torrance chats with Nicolas Fleury, Christopher
Moore, Yasmin Rowe, Kevin Chow and Kristian Chong.
1:00 pm - The Pavilion, The Ville Resort-Casino
AFCM Advanced Winterschool - Public Masterclass 3
About this event:
An AFCM artist coaches emerging professionals in an hour-long free public masterclass.
Featuring Artists
2:30 pm - The Pavilion, The Ville Resort-Casino
Gold & Gold Plus Subscriber Event
About this event:
Gold and Gold Subscribers will enjoy this special event featuring the Festival's three guest concert hosts for 2021. Russell Torrance in conversation with Cheryl Barker and Peter Coleman-Wright, looking back at fond memories, career highlights and the music that inspired them.
5:00 pm - Townsville Civic Theatre
Immortal Beloved
About this event:
After the triumph of Being Mrs Bach 3 years ago, Jessica Duchen has recently turned her attention to Beethoven. This chamber version has been specially created for AFCM and promises to be equally special. We can look forward to music and words illuminating the very essence of this romantic story.
8:00 pm - Townsville Civic Theatre
Evening Series - Kreutzer
About this event:
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!