• Moonbird Festival: Welcome Party and Opening Concert

    King Island Hub 38 Lighthouse Street, Currie, Tasmania, Australia
    The 2025 Moonbird Festival opens with a stunning program for string quartet and guitar, featuring award winning Australian guitarist Andrew Blanch, recently returned from a sold out concert tour of the USA. Two evocative Australian guitar quintets, Anne Cawrse’s Imperfect Fourths and Iain Grandage’s Black Dogs, frame this program that…

    Moonbird Festival: James Crabb at Waterwings, King Island

    Waterwings Studio 98 Netherby Rd, Currie, TAS, Australia
    Scottish-born James Crabb is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading ambassadors of the classical accordion. This solo recital explores James' exceptional virtuosity, and his passion for the work of composer Astor Piazzolla. James has performed with the original members of Piazzolla’s own quintet.

    Moonbird Festival: Saxophone and Strings at the Hub

    King Island Hub 38 Lighthouse Street, Currie, Tasmania, Australia
    This concert features rising star saxophonist Alice Morgan alongside members of the Bowerbird Collective performing a stunning new commission by composer Andrew Howes, as well as works by Max Richter, Alice Chance, Philip Glass and Danish folk tunes. "A lake is earth's eye; looking into which the beholder measures the…

    Moonbird Festival: From Argentina with Love – Pizza and Passion

    King Island Brewhouse 36 Lancaster Rd,, Pegarah, TAS, Australia
    'From Argentina with Love' is a 60-minute journey through Argentina’s rich musical heritage, featuring iconic tangos by Piazzolla and Gardel alongside lesser-known but equally beautiful música folklórica, folkloric music from the countryside of Argentina. Performed by Mendoza-born mezzo-soprano María Eugenia Nieva and leading Australian guitarist Andrew Blanch, the pair have…

    Moonbird Festival: Earth Emotions

    Whale Tail House Yellow Rock, King Island, Tasmania, Australia
    The incredible 'Whale Tail House' at Yellow Rock plays host to the festival's second morning recital, with beautiful views, wine and cheese. Inspired by the work of environmental philosopher Glenn Albrecht and his book of the same name, 'Earth Emotions' combines a deeply moving program of music with visuals and…

    Moonbird Festival: Closing Concert with James Crabb

    King Island Hub 38 Lighthouse Street, Currie, Tasmania, Australia
    James Crabb and the Moonbird artists close the 2025 Moonbird Festival on King Island with a fun and fiery program for accordion and string quartet, featuring extraordinary works by Astor Piazzolla and more. The Moonbird Festival returns in 2025, celebrating one of the most spectacular places on Earth, King Island,…