Australian Festival of Chamber Music
@afcmcairns.bsky.social
AFCM is the largest chamber music festival in the southern hemisphere
📍Cairns-Gimuy
📅24 July - 1 August 2026
📍Cairns-Gimuy
📅24 July - 1 August 2026
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🎶 APPLY NOW! Calling all advanced tertiary-level and early career chamber musicians! AFCM Pathways International Masterclasses program in Cairns-Gimuy (18 July – 30 July 2026) is now open! www.afcm.com.au/afcm-pathway...
🎤AFCM Executive Director Ricardo Peach and AFCM Pathways Program Manager Nick Duff attended the Cairns Music Industry Gathering 2025.
The weekend brought together industry professionals, artists, venue operators, and key stakeholders to connect and grow.
The weekend brought together industry professionals, artists, venue operators, and key stakeholders to connect and grow.
November 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM
🎤AFCM Executive Director Ricardo Peach and AFCM Pathways Program Manager Nick Duff attended the Cairns Music Industry Gathering 2025.
The weekend brought together industry professionals, artists, venue operators, and key stakeholders to connect and grow.
The weekend brought together industry professionals, artists, venue operators, and key stakeholders to connect and grow.
Beautiful memories from #AFCM2025 Evening Concert 2: Staves Drawn! 🎼 #PhilipGlass Quartet No. 3 "Mishima" by Andromeda Sax Quartet.
Andromeda participated in the 2024 Masterclasses program and were invited back to be our 2025 Pathways Ensemble! youtu.be/2bMj1AR_ewY
Andromeda participated in the 2024 Masterclasses program and were invited back to be our 2025 Pathways Ensemble! youtu.be/2bMj1AR_ewY
PHILIP GLASS Quartet No 3 "Mishima" 2025
YouTube video by Australian Festival of Chamber Music
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Beautiful memories from #AFCM2025 Evening Concert 2: Staves Drawn! 🎼 #PhilipGlass Quartet No. 3 "Mishima" by Andromeda Sax Quartet.
Andromeda participated in the 2024 Masterclasses program and were invited back to be our 2025 Pathways Ensemble! youtu.be/2bMj1AR_ewY
Andromeda participated in the 2024 Masterclasses program and were invited back to be our 2025 Pathways Ensemble! youtu.be/2bMj1AR_ewY
Beautiful memories from #AFCM2025 Evening Concert 2: Staves Drawn! 🎼#PhilipGlass Quartet No. 3 "Mishima" by Andromeda Sax Quartet.
Andromeda participated in the 2024 Masterclasses program and were invited back to be our 2025 Pathways Ensemble! youtu.be/2bMj1AR_ewY
Andromeda participated in the 2024 Masterclasses program and were invited back to be our 2025 Pathways Ensemble! youtu.be/2bMj1AR_ewY
PHILIP GLASS Quartet No 3 "Mishima" 2025
YouTube video by Australian Festival of Chamber Music
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Beautiful memories from #AFCM2025 Evening Concert 2: Staves Drawn! 🎼#PhilipGlass Quartet No. 3 "Mishima" by Andromeda Sax Quartet.
Andromeda participated in the 2024 Masterclasses program and were invited back to be our 2025 Pathways Ensemble! youtu.be/2bMj1AR_ewY
Andromeda participated in the 2024 Masterclasses program and were invited back to be our 2025 Pathways Ensemble! youtu.be/2bMj1AR_ewY
🎉APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN for the Theodore Kuchar Scholarship for Excellence in Music! AFCM is delighted to partner with @townsvillecouncil in offering this opportunity to local NQ students keen on pursuing a career as a professional musician!
💻 www.afcm.com.au/discover/pat...
💻 www.afcm.com.au/discover/pat...
November 7, 2025 at 12:11 AM
🎉APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN for the Theodore Kuchar Scholarship for Excellence in Music! AFCM is delighted to partner with @townsvillecouncil in offering this opportunity to local NQ students keen on pursuing a career as a professional musician!
💻 www.afcm.com.au/discover/pat...
💻 www.afcm.com.au/discover/pat...
🎶 How wonderful are the Orpheus Quintet our 2026 AFCM Fellowship Ensemble! 🎉
CARL NIELSEN Wind Quintet 1st and 2nd movement
youtu.be/gYTgAhbghKs
#AFCM2026 #OrpheusQuintet #ChamberMusic #EmergingArtists #PathwaysProgram #CarlNielsen
CARL NIELSEN Wind Quintet 1st and 2nd movement
youtu.be/gYTgAhbghKs
#AFCM2026 #OrpheusQuintet #ChamberMusic #EmergingArtists #PathwaysProgram #CarlNielsen
CARL NEILSEN Wind Quintet 1st and 2nd Movements 2025
YouTube video by Australian Festival of Chamber Music
youtu.be
November 2, 2025 at 12:11 PM
🎶 How wonderful are the Orpheus Quintet our 2026 AFCM Fellowship Ensemble! 🎉
CARL NIELSEN Wind Quintet 1st and 2nd movement
youtu.be/gYTgAhbghKs
#AFCM2026 #OrpheusQuintet #ChamberMusic #EmergingArtists #PathwaysProgram #CarlNielsen
CARL NIELSEN Wind Quintet 1st and 2nd movement
youtu.be/gYTgAhbghKs
#AFCM2026 #OrpheusQuintet #ChamberMusic #EmergingArtists #PathwaysProgram #CarlNielsen
🏥AFCM is proud to be supporting the 22nd Nu Nu Restaurant Melbourne Cup fundraiser for the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation. It's a wonderful cause and AFCM has donated a #AFCM2026 Festival Opening Weekend package to their auction.
👉 More information on #FNQHF www.fnqhf.org.au
👉 More information on #FNQHF www.fnqhf.org.au
October 30, 2025 at 9:11 AM
🏥AFCM is proud to be supporting the 22nd Nu Nu Restaurant Melbourne Cup fundraiser for the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation. It's a wonderful cause and AFCM has donated a #AFCM2026 Festival Opening Weekend package to their auction.
👉 More information on #FNQHF www.fnqhf.org.au
👉 More information on #FNQHF www.fnqhf.org.au
🎻Masterful performance of Brahms by AFCM Artistic Director Jack Liebeck on violin, with Olga Zado on piano, and Charlotte Miles on cello.
Magic for the ears in the #AFCM2025 Duelling Composers concert. youtu.be/ROhnjuVuBHE
Magic for the ears in the #AFCM2025 Duelling Composers concert. youtu.be/ROhnjuVuBHE
JOHANNES BRAHMS Trio in C minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello Op. 101 AFCM 2025
YouTube video by Australian Festival of Chamber Music
youtu.be
October 25, 2025 at 10:14 AM
🎻Masterful performance of Brahms by AFCM Artistic Director Jack Liebeck on violin, with Olga Zado on piano, and Charlotte Miles on cello.
Magic for the ears in the #AFCM2025 Duelling Composers concert. youtu.be/ROhnjuVuBHE
Magic for the ears in the #AFCM2025 Duelling Composers concert. youtu.be/ROhnjuVuBHE
🎶 Thank you to everyone who donated on #AusArtDay! 💛Your generosity means we can continue nurturing Australia’s next generation of chamber musicians!
P.S 🎻 You can still support our work with a donation, every contribution makes a difference👉 www.afcm.com.au/support/dona...
P.S 🎻 You can still support our work with a donation, every contribution makes a difference👉 www.afcm.com.au/support/dona...
October 24, 2025 at 4:28 AM
🎶 Thank you to everyone who donated on #AusArtDay! 💛Your generosity means we can continue nurturing Australia’s next generation of chamber musicians!
P.S 🎻 You can still support our work with a donation, every contribution makes a difference👉 www.afcm.com.au/support/dona...
P.S 🎻 You can still support our work with a donation, every contribution makes a difference👉 www.afcm.com.au/support/dona...
"This is a great opportunity for learning and expanding your career!" - Weichao Zhu 🎼
Your gift is an investment in Australia's cultural future. 👉https://www.afcm.com.au/support/donations/ausarts-giving-day-afcm-pathways/
Your gift is an investment in Australia's cultural future. 👉https://www.afcm.com.au/support/donations/ausarts-giving-day-afcm-pathways/
October 23, 2025 at 9:02 AM
"This is a great opportunity for learning and expanding your career!" - Weichao Zhu 🎼
Your gift is an investment in Australia's cultural future. 👉https://www.afcm.com.au/support/donations/ausarts-giving-day-afcm-pathways/
Your gift is an investment in Australia's cultural future. 👉https://www.afcm.com.au/support/donations/ausarts-giving-day-afcm-pathways/
AFCM has supported many emerging musicians over the years and the Pathways alumni have gone on to enjoy thriving careers.
When you give today, you're supporting music education and opening a world of arts appreciation for the next generation. 👉 www.afcm.com.au/support/dona...
When you give today, you're supporting music education and opening a world of arts appreciation for the next generation. 👉 www.afcm.com.au/support/dona...
October 23, 2025 at 4:58 AM
AFCM has supported many emerging musicians over the years and the Pathways alumni have gone on to enjoy thriving careers.
When you give today, you're supporting music education and opening a world of arts appreciation for the next generation. 👉 www.afcm.com.au/support/dona...
When you give today, you're supporting music education and opening a world of arts appreciation for the next generation. 👉 www.afcm.com.au/support/dona...
"Working with Stefan Dohr, that was just absolutely amazing. That was lifechanging stuff, and his perspective on it (chamber music and brass)" - Campbell Egan from InFront Brass.🎺
Help us continue this program 👉https://www.afcm.com.au/support/donations/ausarts-giving-day-afcm-pathways/
Help us continue this program 👉https://www.afcm.com.au/support/donations/ausarts-giving-day-afcm-pathways/
October 23, 2025 at 4:41 AM
"Working with Stefan Dohr, that was just absolutely amazing. That was lifechanging stuff, and his perspective on it (chamber music and brass)" - Campbell Egan from InFront Brass.🎺
Help us continue this program 👉https://www.afcm.com.au/support/donations/ausarts-giving-day-afcm-pathways/
Help us continue this program 👉https://www.afcm.com.au/support/donations/ausarts-giving-day-afcm-pathways/
🎼The fantastic Andromeda Sax Quartet were our 2025 Pathways Ensemble! This concert was at AFCM 2025 in the Festival Garden and was in collaboration with Wulgurukaba Walkabouts.
#AusArtsDay is your chance to become an arts champion www.afcm.com.au/support/dona...
#AusArtsDay is your chance to become an arts champion www.afcm.com.au/support/dona...
October 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
🎼The fantastic Andromeda Sax Quartet were our 2025 Pathways Ensemble! This concert was at AFCM 2025 in the Festival Garden and was in collaboration with Wulgurukaba Walkabouts.
#AusArtsDay is your chance to become an arts champion www.afcm.com.au/support/dona...
#AusArtsDay is your chance to become an arts champion www.afcm.com.au/support/dona...
🎉#AusArtDay is TODAY! Donate to give young musicians the chance of a lifetime! Partner with us to help us raise $20,000 so we can continue to support emerging musicians 👉 www.afcm.com.au/support/dona...
AFCM Pathways: nurturing chamber music excellence for generations to come!
📸Ben Green
AFCM Pathways: nurturing chamber music excellence for generations to come!
📸Ben Green
October 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
🎉#AusArtDay is TODAY! Donate to give young musicians the chance of a lifetime! Partner with us to help us raise $20,000 so we can continue to support emerging musicians 👉 www.afcm.com.au/support/dona...
AFCM Pathways: nurturing chamber music excellence for generations to come!
📸Ben Green
AFCM Pathways: nurturing chamber music excellence for generations to come!
📸Ben Green
🎼 We need your help today on #AusArtDay to ensure more young people can experience masterclasses, mentorship, professional development and performance opportunities with some of the world's best and most accomplished chamber musicians. 👉 www.afcm.com.au/support/dona...
October 22, 2025 at 10:42 PM
🎼 We need your help today on #AusArtDay to ensure more young people can experience masterclasses, mentorship, professional development and performance opportunities with some of the world's best and most accomplished chamber musicians. 👉 www.afcm.com.au/support/dona...
🎼 #AusArtDay and is happening TOMORROW!
🤝 Partner with us to help us raise $20,000 so we can continue to support emerging musicians 👉 www.afcm.com.au/support/dona...
youtu.be/XD9zK4UMm50
🤝 Partner with us to help us raise $20,000 so we can continue to support emerging musicians 👉 www.afcm.com.au/support/dona...
youtu.be/XD9zK4UMm50
AFCM Pathways Program
🎼 #AusArtDay and is happening TOMORROW! Join the first ever national public movement 23 October that celebrates and elevates the role of the arts in Australian life! Your AusArt Day donation ensures the continuation of the Pathways Program that supports emerging musicians to build their musical excellence. Securing the bright future of these musical talents for long into the future! 🤝 Partner with us to help us raise $20,000 so we can continue to support emerging musicians 👉 https://www.afcm.com.au/support/donations/ausarts-giving-day-afcm-pathways/ AFCM Pathways: nurturing chamber music excellence for generations to come! 📸Ben Green #CreativeAustralia #AFCM #MusicMagic #Donation #Support
www.afcm.com.au
October 22, 2025 at 9:39 AM
🎼 #AusArtDay and is happening TOMORROW!
🤝 Partner with us to help us raise $20,000 so we can continue to support emerging musicians 👉 www.afcm.com.au/support/dona...
youtu.be/XD9zK4UMm50
🤝 Partner with us to help us raise $20,000 so we can continue to support emerging musicians 👉 www.afcm.com.au/support/dona...
youtu.be/XD9zK4UMm50
🎶 Spoil your ears with the beautiful sounds of the Orpheus Quintet, our 2026 AFCM Fellowship Ensemble! 🌿
P.S If you would love to support emerging musicians with AFCM then be part of Aus Giving Day 23 Oct and donate to keep the program running tinyurl.com/AFCM-AusArts...
youtu.be/HGLoBBkD3sY
P.S If you would love to support emerging musicians with AFCM then be part of Aus Giving Day 23 Oct and donate to keep the program running tinyurl.com/AFCM-AusArts...
youtu.be/HGLoBBkD3sY
MARURICE RAVEL Le Tombeau de Couperin 2025
YouTube video by Australian Festival of Chamber Music
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October 19, 2025 at 12:35 AM
🎶 Spoil your ears with the beautiful sounds of the Orpheus Quintet, our 2026 AFCM Fellowship Ensemble! 🌿
P.S If you would love to support emerging musicians with AFCM then be part of Aus Giving Day 23 Oct and donate to keep the program running tinyurl.com/AFCM-AusArts...
youtu.be/HGLoBBkD3sY
P.S If you would love to support emerging musicians with AFCM then be part of Aus Giving Day 23 Oct and donate to keep the program running tinyurl.com/AFCM-AusArts...
youtu.be/HGLoBBkD3sY
🎼 #AusArtDay and is happening NEXT WEEK! Join the first ever national public movement 23 October that celebrates and elevates the role of the arts in Australian life! ✨ Partner with us to help us raise $20,000
👉 tinyurl.com/AFCM-AusArts...
#CreativeAustralia #AFCM #MusicMagic
👉 tinyurl.com/AFCM-AusArts...
#CreativeAustralia #AFCM #MusicMagic
October 16, 2025 at 9:35 AM
🎼 #AusArtDay and is happening NEXT WEEK! Join the first ever national public movement 23 October that celebrates and elevates the role of the arts in Australian life! ✨ Partner with us to help us raise $20,000
👉 tinyurl.com/AFCM-AusArts...
#CreativeAustralia #AFCM #MusicMagic
👉 tinyurl.com/AFCM-AusArts...
#CreativeAustralia #AFCM #MusicMagic
🎶 APPLY NOW! Calling all advanced tertiary-level and early career chamber musicians! AFCM Pathways International Masterclasses program in Cairns-Gimuy (18 July – 30 July 2026) is now open! www.afcm.com.au/afcm-pathway...
October 16, 2025 at 3:32 AM
🎶 APPLY NOW! Calling all advanced tertiary-level and early career chamber musicians! AFCM Pathways International Masterclasses program in Cairns-Gimuy (18 July – 30 July 2026) is now open! www.afcm.com.au/afcm-pathway...
🎉Throwback to STEVE REICH - Duet from the 2025 Evening Concert 2 - Duelling Composers Staves Drawn! youtu.be/7lGUE2dVN2Y
#AFCM2025 #stevereich #duet #chambermusic #strings
#AFCM2025 #stevereich #duet #chambermusic #strings
STEVE REICH Duet AFCM 2025
YouTube video by Australian Festival of Chamber Music
youtu.be
October 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
🎉Throwback to STEVE REICH - Duet from the 2025 Evening Concert 2 - Duelling Composers Staves Drawn! youtu.be/7lGUE2dVN2Y
#AFCM2025 #stevereich #duet #chambermusic #strings
#AFCM2025 #stevereich #duet #chambermusic #strings
🌅Flashback to #AFCM2025 and our wonderful Sunset Series Concerts, with #6 being The Final Sunset that featured Clarinet Quintet, a world premiere by #PaulDean written for clarinettist #MichaelCollins along with #Beethoven's Op. 127
📸 Peter Hislop
#ChamberMusic #Clarinet
📸 Peter Hislop
#ChamberMusic #Clarinet
October 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
🌅Flashback to #AFCM2025 and our wonderful Sunset Series Concerts, with #6 being The Final Sunset that featured Clarinet Quintet, a world premiere by #PaulDean written for clarinettist #MichaelCollins along with #Beethoven's Op. 127
📸 Peter Hislop
#ChamberMusic #Clarinet
📸 Peter Hislop
#ChamberMusic #Clarinet
🎉 Congratulations to #AustralianStringQuartet on their incredible 40th anniversary! We were thrilled to have them as the #AFCM2025 Quartet in Residence, sharing their artistry and passion with our audiences. 🎼
Australian String Quartet turns 40, celebrates with a Big Gig
ASQ in gift-giving mood on its 40th birthday. Chris Reid dropped in to partake of a family-friendly all-day event.
limelight-arts.com.au
October 6, 2025 at 8:07 AM
🎉 Congratulations to #AustralianStringQuartet on their incredible 40th anniversary! We were thrilled to have them as the #AFCM2025 Quartet in Residence, sharing their artistry and passion with our audiences. 🎼
🎹How fun was LEONARD BERNSTEIN - I Hate Music On the #AFCM2025 Opening Night! #AnaMariaVera on the @KawaiPianosAU and #CarolynSampson, soprano making music magic!
#Bernstein #IHateMusic #Kawai
youtu.be/wQxDINf5Zhw
#Bernstein #IHateMusic #Kawai
youtu.be/wQxDINf5Zhw
LEONARD BERNSTEIN I Hate Music AFCM 2025
YouTube video by Australian Festival of Chamber Music
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October 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
🎹How fun was LEONARD BERNSTEIN - I Hate Music On the #AFCM2025 Opening Night! #AnaMariaVera on the @KawaiPianosAU and #CarolynSampson, soprano making music magic!
#Bernstein #IHateMusic #Kawai
youtu.be/wQxDINf5Zhw
#Bernstein #IHateMusic #Kawai
youtu.be/wQxDINf5Zhw
🎼It was wonderful to see the 2025 Pathways participants learning and growing during the Festival! 📷 Peter Hislop
🌟ORPHEUS WIND QUINTET to be our 2026 Pathways Ensemble!
Kara Thorpe
Gahyun Lee
Justin Wang
Dylan Roberts
Jude Austen Kaupe
Program Director Lloyd Van't Hoff
🌟ORPHEUS WIND QUINTET to be our 2026 Pathways Ensemble!
Kara Thorpe
Gahyun Lee
Justin Wang
Dylan Roberts
Jude Austen Kaupe
Program Director Lloyd Van't Hoff
October 2, 2025 at 8:24 AM
🎼It was wonderful to see the 2025 Pathways participants learning and growing during the Festival! 📷 Peter Hislop
🌟ORPHEUS WIND QUINTET to be our 2026 Pathways Ensemble!
Kara Thorpe
Gahyun Lee
Justin Wang
Dylan Roberts
Jude Austen Kaupe
Program Director Lloyd Van't Hoff
🌟ORPHEUS WIND QUINTET to be our 2026 Pathways Ensemble!
Kara Thorpe
Gahyun Lee
Justin Wang
Dylan Roberts
Jude Austen Kaupe
Program Director Lloyd Van't Hoff
🎼It was wonderful to see the 2025 Pathways participants learning and growing during the Festival!
📸 Peter Hislop
🌟WEICHAO ZHU & CATHERINE LI
Weichao Zhu
Catherine Li
🌟INFRONT BRASS
David Imlay
Toby Rands
Sarah Bernard
Josh De Haan
Campbell Egan
📸 Peter Hislop
🌟WEICHAO ZHU & CATHERINE LI
Weichao Zhu
Catherine Li
🌟INFRONT BRASS
David Imlay
Toby Rands
Sarah Bernard
Josh De Haan
Campbell Egan
October 2, 2025 at 8:23 AM
🎼It was wonderful to see the 2025 Pathways participants learning and growing during the Festival!
📸 Peter Hislop
🌟WEICHAO ZHU & CATHERINE LI
Weichao Zhu
Catherine Li
🌟INFRONT BRASS
David Imlay
Toby Rands
Sarah Bernard
Josh De Haan
Campbell Egan
📸 Peter Hislop
🌟WEICHAO ZHU & CATHERINE LI
Weichao Zhu
Catherine Li
🌟INFRONT BRASS
David Imlay
Toby Rands
Sarah Bernard
Josh De Haan
Campbell Egan
🎼It was wonderful to see the 2025 Pathways participants learning and growing during the Festival!
📸 Peter Hislop
🌟CEDAR-ROSE NEWMAN & RIO XIANG
Cedar Rose Newman
Rio Xiang
🌟VANYA QUARTET
Lucy Macourt
Nick Miceli
Clara Salzmann
Henry Say
📸 Peter Hislop
🌟CEDAR-ROSE NEWMAN & RIO XIANG
Cedar Rose Newman
Rio Xiang
🌟VANYA QUARTET
Lucy Macourt
Nick Miceli
Clara Salzmann
Henry Say
October 2, 2025 at 8:22 AM
🎼It was wonderful to see the 2025 Pathways participants learning and growing during the Festival!
📸 Peter Hislop
🌟CEDAR-ROSE NEWMAN & RIO XIANG
Cedar Rose Newman
Rio Xiang
🌟VANYA QUARTET
Lucy Macourt
Nick Miceli
Clara Salzmann
Henry Say
📸 Peter Hislop
🌟CEDAR-ROSE NEWMAN & RIO XIANG
Cedar Rose Newman
Rio Xiang
🌟VANYA QUARTET
Lucy Macourt
Nick Miceli
Clara Salzmann
Henry Say