2025 Festival
BENJAMIN APPL HEADLINES THE QASF 2024
Festival events
Schumann’s Dichterliebe: An exploration
In advance of the Australian-premiere performance of Jörg Widmann’s novel interpretation of this seminal work, Benjamin Appl and Sholto Kynoch will lead a musical-lecture style exploration of Schumann’s stunning Dichterliebe – A poet’s love. In conversation with the audience, and with one another, this event is a perfect companion concert to Ensemble Q’s A Poet’s Love at QPAC on Monday August 25th (tickets below). This event will feature a Q & A session and an artists meet-and-greet.
Date: 21nd August 2025
Time: TBA
Repertoire: Schumann’s Dichterliebe
Artists: Benjamin Appl, Sholto Kynoch
Location: To be announced
The Domestic Sublime
Text to come
Date: 22nd August 2025
Time: TBA
Repertoire: Katy Abbott, Schumann
Artists: To be announced
Location: To be announced
Co-presented with Southern Cross Soloists
A woman’s life and love
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Date: 24th August 2025
Time: TBA
Repertoire: Schumann, Clara Schumann, R. Strauss, Beath,
Artists: Alexandra Flood, Sholto Kynoch
Location: Mt Tambourine Festival
Co-presented with Southern Cross Soloists
A Poet’s Love
One of the most exciting baritone of his generation, German-British art song specialist Benjamin Appl returns to Brisbane to perform with Ensemble Q. Described by Limelight magazine in his 2023 Sydney Opera House five star-reviewed debut as “beautiful, powerful, tender and menacing by turns”, Appl was selected to perform the European premiere of Jörg Widmann’s incredible realisation of Schumann’s Dichterliebe (Schumannliebe) and will now present the Australian premiere with Ensemble Q, in partnership with the Queensland Art Song Festival. This concert also features exquisite violinist Adam Chalabi in a performance of of Chausson’s Poème. Schumann’s dreamily romantic Märchenerzählungen will also be featured, performed by guest artist Benjamin Roskams and Ensemble Q members Paul Dean and Daniel de Borah.
Date: 25 Aug 2025,
Time: 7:00pm
Repertoire: Widmann, Schumann, Chausson
Artists: Benjamin Appl, Benjamin Roskams, Ensemble Q
Location: QPAC Concert Hall (Reverse mode)
Co-presented with Ensemble Q
Masterclass Presentation Concert
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Date: 27th August 2025
Time: 1:00pm
Repertoire: Schumann, TBA
Artists: QASF Duos
Location: Nickson Room, School of Music, University of Queensland
Eternal Love
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Date: 30th August 2025
Time: 7:00pm
Repertoire: Schumann, Korngold, Strauss
Artists: To be announced
Location: The Judith Wright Arts Centre, Fortitude Valley
