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AFCM 2025 Program by Day

AFCM 2025 Program by Day

Saturday July 26 2025

AFCM Concert Conversations offer an engaging start to the day, beginning with Artistic Director Jack Liebeck in conversation with visiting Festival musicians, exploring various personal and professional aspects of their lives. This is followed by a 45-minute performance, with tea and coffee served beforehand.

Start Time: 10:00 am Finish Time: 12:00pm Doors Open: 9:45am Interval: 11:00am, 15 Min Tea & Coffee: from 9:30am

Tickets from $93 (AFCM Friends Exclusive Price) General Admission: $101 Concession: $97 Under 30: $30

  • AFCM Concert Conversations are included in Gold and Gold Plus Subscriptions. Shuttle transportation along primary routes is provided.
  • AFCM Concert Conversations are eligible for selection as part of a Silver or Silver Plus Subscription.

Concert Details

INTERVIEW
Interview Guests
James Crabb, Carolyn Sampson OBE, István Várdai

EDWARD ELGAR
Cello Concerto Op. 85 arr. for Cello and String Quintet by Carl Hinde
Timo-Veikko Valve, Donica Tran, Catherina Lee, Phoebe Russell, Sophie Nickel, István Várdai

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Oboe Quartet in F major, K. 370
Adam Barnett-Hart, Sophie Nickel, Alexandra Allen, Jack Liebeck

RICHARD STRAUSS
Four Last Songs
Jack Liebeck, James Crabb, Kyril Zlotnikov, Carolyn Sampson OBE

2:00 pm AFCM Festival Garden

AFCM Children's Concert

FREE EVENT

Join us for the free AFCM Children’s Concert in the AFCM Festival Garden—a fun-filled, family-friendly experience featuring world-class Festival Artists. With music that delights and entertains, it’s the perfect way to introduce kids and families to the joy of live performance.

Start Time: 2:00pm Finish Time: 3:00pm         

Concert Details

AFCM Illuminates combines insightful lectures and live performance, offering a unique fusion of knowledge and sound.

Today, Award-winning broadcaster and composer Andrew Ford takes you on a lively journey through thousands of years of music. In The Shortest History of Music, Part 1, explore how music began, evolved, and shaped human culture, packed with fascinating characters and surprising insights.

Start Time: 3:00pm I Finish Time: 4:00pm

Tickets from $39 (Friends Exclusive Price) General Admission: $42 Concession: $41 Under 30: $30

  • AFCM Illuminates events are included in Gold Plus Subscriptions. Shuttle transportation is not provided.
  • AFCM Illuminates events are eligible for selection as part of a Silver or Silver Plus Subscription.

Concert Details

Named in honour of the Festival’s founder, the AFCM Ray Golding Sunset Series offers an excellent introduction for newcomers and a chance for familiar audiences to enjoy beloved favourites and discover new musical gems.

Experience the brilliance of horn virtuoso Stefan Dohr.

Start Time: 5:00 pm Finish Time: 6:00pm

Tickets from $66 (AFCM Friend Exclusive Price) General Admission: $71 Concession: $69 Under 30: $30

  • The AFCM Ray Golding Sunset Series concerts are included in Gold and Gold Plus Subscriptions. Shuttle transportation along primary routes is provided.
  • The AFCM Ray Golding Sunset Series concerts are eligible for selection as part of a Silver or Silver Plus Subscription.

Concert Details

YORK BOWEN
Quintet for Horn and Strings, Op 85
Stefan Dohr, Michael Dahlenburg, Francesca Hiew, Christopher Cartlidge, Dale Barltrop

ISIDORA ŽEBELJAN
Dance of the Wooden Sticks
Stefan Dohr, Donica Tran, Catherina Lee, Kyril Zlotnikov, Sophie Nickel, Phoebe Russell

ERNÖ [ERNST VON] DOHNÁNYI
Sextet in C major for Clarinet, Horn, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano, Op. 37
Stefan Dohr, Michael Collins, Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, Jack Liebeck, Ana-Maria Vera, István Várdai

Join us for the Festival's Annual Governor's Gala concert, featuring a stellar line-up of world-class musicians led by Artistic Director Jack Liebeck. Prepare to be transported by a program of celestial beauty and sublime melodies.

Start Time: 7:30 pm Finish Time: 9:50 pm Doors Open: 7:10pm Interval: 20 Min   

Tickets from $100 (AFCM Friends Exclusive Price) General Admission: $108 Concession: $104 Under 30: $30

  • The AFCM Opening Night Concert is included in Gold and Gold Plus Subscriptions. Shuttle transportation along primary routes is provided.
  • The AFCM Opening Night Concert is eligible for selection as part of a Silver or Silver Plus Subscription.

Concert Details

FANNY MENDELSSOHN (Fanny Hensel)
String Quartet in E flat major H277

JOHANNES BRAHMS
Intermezzos for Piano, Op. 117

MEL BONIS
Ave Maria

GEORGE CRUMB
Three Early Songs for Voice and Piano: Night

FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op. 34, No. 2

REYNALDO HAHN
12 Rondels: Les étoiles

INTERMISSION
INTERMISSION

PETERIS VASKS
Vientulais engelis (Lonely Angel)

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, K. 622