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Chamber, Classical Music, Festivals
Live Review

Review: Opening Night Concert – Reawaken! (Australian Festival of Chamber Music)

Like any good casting director, AFCM's Jack Liebeck knows how to curate an impressive opening-night lineup.

July 28, 2025
Chamber, Classical Music, Festivals
features

A Good Reed

Arriving in Australia this month, British clarinettist Michael Collins chats about his fast-paced career and surviving two terrible setbacks.

June 23, 2025
Chamber, Classical Music, Festivals, News
news

Australian Festival of Chamber Music to relocate to Cairns in 2026

AFCM ends 35-year relationship with Townsville. Decision to leave made a certainty by city council's rejection of new concert hall plan.

June 16, 2025
Chamber, Classical Music
features

Tropic Chamber: AFCM 2025

The Australian Festival of Chamber Music in Townville works because it's off-the-radar, not despite it, says Artistic Director Jack Liebeck.

May 14, 2025
Classical Music, Festivals
news

Australian Festival of Chamber Music gets “game-changing” support

Ian Potter Foundation funding to be funnelled into expanding AFCM's regional reach and developing its programs for emerging and local musicians.

February 12, 2025
Chamber, Classical Music, Festivals
news

Australian Festival of Chamber Music launches 2025 program

Michael Collins, Carolyn Sampson, Emily Sun and the Australian String Quartet among this year's artists playing the Aussie tropics.

February 7, 2025
Classical Music, Vocal & Choral
CD and Other Review

Review: To Sing of Love (VOCES8, Jack Liebeck, Barnaby Smith)

Ravishing singing and playing from the VOCES8 stable.

September 19, 2024
Classical Music, News
news

Townsville concert hall hopes dashed

Decision to redirect funds from concert hall to Barrier Reef education centre "deplorable" says Australian Festival of Chamber Music.

August 23, 2024
Chamber
Live Review

Review: The 2024 Australian Festival of Chamber Music

AFCM's canny balancing of the known and the new, the challenging and the comfortable, make it something special in Australia's music festival landscape.

August 6, 2024
Chamber, Classical Music, Festivals
Live Review

Review: Festival Farewell (Australian Festival of Chamber Music)

A timely unearthing of a confronting work, a Goldner farewell and 44 Not Out for Jack Liebeck. AFCM 2024 wraps up.

August 5, 2024
Chamber, Classical Music, Festivals
Live Review

Review: Baroque Temptations (Australian Festival of Chamber Music)

Clever programming and an AFCM all-star line-up captivated and occasionally astonished.

August 2, 2024
Chamber, Classical Music, Festivals
Live Review

Review: Australian Festival of Chamber Music (Days 1 and 2)

Goldners farewell the AFCM amid an opening barrage of bold choices, ensemble excellence and palpable passion.

July 28, 2024
Classical Music, Vocal & Choral
Live Review

Review: VOCES8 & Jack Liebeck (Utzon Music Series)

Britain’s Rolls-Royce vocal group VOCES8 pulls out all the stops for its anniversary tour.

June 25, 2024

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